Board of Directors of the Colonia Maya
Mesa Directiva de la Colonia Maya
Mesa Directiva de la Colonia Maya (Board of Directors of Colonia Maya) is a group acting for the defence of the environment and the protection of environmental rights, especially water, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Members carry out actions to promote a healthy environment, and protect springs, forests and other natural resources in their region.
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Human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists in Mexico are subject to intimidation, legal harassment, arbitrary detention, death threats, acts of physical aggression, enforced disappearances and killings as a result of their activities in defence of human rights and the exercise of freedom of expression and journalism.
