#machetes — Public Fediverse posts
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Victoria Police make more than 100 arrests, seize 30 weapons during first weeks of shopping centre operations
Police say more than 100 people have been arrested in the first three weeks of an operation targeting…
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👉 The #disappearance of #Indigenous #peoples in #Mexico,
👉 the #impunity of perpetrators committing #crimes against Indigenous, 👉 how some #self-#defense groups are #criminalized, and
👉 the #response by the National Indigenous Congress (#CNI).In Mexico, Indigenous #defenders of #land, #territory, and the #environment are #disappearing
A prominent example is Santos de la Cruz Carrillo, Wixárika (Huichol) land defender and attorney.
Meanwhile the state and local #authorities have shown no interest in conducting real investigations. Perpetrators of crimes against Indigenous peoples are acting with impunity while Indigenous peoples are being #falsely #charged of criminal activities.
When the government fails to provide security or actively collaborates with violent criminal organizations, Indigenous communities may form their own armed groups out of desperation, but this rarely ends well.
In #Pantelhó, in the highlands of #Chiapas, Los #Machetes began as an Indigenous self-defense group but have degenerated into a criminal band.
Next, we get an update on the National Indigenous Congress (#CNI) held in Tehuacan, Puebla on 4-5 March 2023, describing their efforts to resist several megaprojects which adversely impact Indigenous peoples.
Lastly, some preliminary analysis of the #Vatican’s 3/30/2023 statement #repudiating the #Doctrine of #Discovery.