Paz y Derechos Humanos

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We mourn Pope Francis and share the world’s loss

‘We share the loss of our friends, the Church and the world’ write Herman Hallonsten, Chairperson of the Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Lotta Sjöström Becker, Secretary General of the Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation, on the death of Pope Francis. Photo. Günther Simmermacher / Pix...

Publicado el 24 de abril de 2025 21:13

IFOR Juba Conference: Armed Conflicts and Peaceful Transition in Africa Nov 12th

From the four corners of the world, artisans of non-violence, reconciliation and peace are meeting in the African city of Juba, South Sudan. On Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November 2022, the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) -a spiritual based peace movement founded in 1914- wil...

Publicado el 12 de noviembre de 2022 11:21

Joint declaration of international CSOs expressing concern about the criminalization of Father Marcelo

                  Criminalisation against Father Marcelo Perez Perez, Parish Priest of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas The undersigned organisations express their deep concern at the attempted criminalisation of Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez, parish priest of the Diocese of San Cr...

Publicado el 20 de julio de 2022 22:20

We manifest our concerns about Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez

26 CSO:s condemn the criminalization of the human rights defender Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez, Parish Priest of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Read the full pronouncement We manifest our concerns about the risks of detainment, disappearance, or assassination. Hereby,...

Publicado el 8 de julio de 2022 16:21

Militarization and rights of indigenous peoples in Chiapas

“They don´t consider our rights as indigenous people, they don´t ask if we want the National Guard. The municipal, state and federal governments made the decision to place the National Guard in our municipality.” Member of the Community Government of Chilón The municipality of Chilón in the st...

Publicado el 10 de junio de 2022 20:17

Yonny Ronay, a student sentenced to 32 years in prison for a crime he did not commit

According to the lawyers of the Human Rights Center Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Frayba), the trial against Yonny presents a series of irregularities, such as forgery of signatures, attribution of crimes unrelated to the accused and fabrication of testimonies by the prosecutor’s office in Chiapas...

Publicado el 24 de febrero de 2022 23:19

Joint statement for the recent disinformation, defamation and criminalization campaign against the International Accompaniment Project in Guatemala (ACOGUATE)

November 3, 2021 Joint statement The Network of International Accompaniment Organizations in Latin America and allied organizations express concern about the recent disinformation, defamation and criminalization against the International Accompaniment Project in Guatemala (ACOGUATE).   The Peace...

Publicado el 22 de noviembre de 2021 16:47

SweFOR Guatemala: Rejection of Violence

The Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation (SweFOR) is a Swedish nonviolent organization working for peace, justice, a world without violence and a sustainable way of life. Within the framework of our Peace Service programme, SweFOR accompanies human rights defenders in Guatemala, Colombia and Mexi...

Publicado el 23 de octubre de 2021 09:12

SweFOR’s mandate in Guatemala: nonviolent work and presence – a clarification

The Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation (SweFOR) is a Swedish nonviolent organization working for peace, justice, a world without violence and a sustainable way of life. It is an ecumenical organisation established in 1919 and a member of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), wh...

Publicado el 15 de octubre de 2021 22:34

Forced Internal Displacement in Chiapas

Forced internal displacement (FID), as a continuous and multiple violation of human rights, consists of the displacement of people or groups of people who have been forced or obligated to escape or flee from their home or their usual place of residence, particularly as a result of or to avoid the...

Publicado el 1 de septiembre de 2021 22:30