The office of Fray Bartolome de Las Casas (Frayba) a human rights organization that promotes and defends human rights in Chiapas, Mexico was raided on 22 October 2006. This incidence combined with threats directed at individual members of Frayba, increasingly indicates there is a strategic attempt to obstruct the work and intimidate human rights defenders in Chiapas.
Frayba has denounced and documented over twenty cases of harassment, intimidation and attacks against activists and human rights defenders in Chiapas, including members of Frayba. On 14 March 2006, Frayba sent a formal complaint to the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Mexico, regarding the alleged raid on the residence of one of the organization’s members, David Méndez. In June 2006, alleged threats against another member of Frayba, Mañuel Hernandez, were also reported. 
