06/03/2024 01:31 (UTC)

Protest in Chiapas calls for justice for jailed indigenous activists in Mexico

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mar 5 (EFE).- Activists rallied outside the judiciary in Chiapas, southeastern Mexico, to demand the release of a Zapatista leader and five indigenous Tzeltal activists, claiming their imprisonment is unjust.

Dora Lilia Roblero, director of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre (Frayba), highlighted the efforts made to prove their innocence and the lack of response to their complaints.

Activists have criticised the criminalisation of human rights and land defenders in southern Mexico, pointing to procedural flaws and fabricated charges against the detainees. (Camera: MITZI FUENTES).

FOOTAGE OF A DEMONSTRATION TO DEMAND THE RELEASE OF INDIGENOUS TZELTAL PEOPLE, IN THE CITY OF TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.

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Date: 06/03/2024 01:28 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics » Human rights
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 102 seconds
Reference: 7001342576
Relevance: Normal