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Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolome de Las Casas, A.C. (Frayba)

Org #49714
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1989
year founded
$40,930
raised on GlobalGiving
8
years fundraising
0
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Due to the historical reality of structural injustice in Mexico, particularly in Chiapas, the excluded population - primarily indigenous, poor and organized - propose a project of life and justice based on their identity and culture, in which the dimension of the defense and promotion of human rights is an integral feature. In this sense, the Mission of Frayba is to walk alongside and at the service of the excluded and organized people, who transform the socio-economic and political situation in which they live, taking direction and strength from them, in order to contribute to their project of building a society in which people and communities exercise and enjoy all their rights to the ful... read more

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Project Reports

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Families continue the effort to eradicate torture

By Carlos Ogaz | Cdh Frayba

We begin with some good news. Osmán Iván Rubio Bonilla, a Honduran citizen who was illegally and arbitrarily detained in Chiapas on May 2, 2011, by members of the local Police and the... Read the full report ›

Forced Imposition of the Mayan Cultures Highway

By Carlos Ogaz | Cdh Frayba

"The 'Mayan Cultures Route' project began in June 2025, damaging the region's mountains, vital aquifers, and wildlife. Authorities approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (MIA) only after... Read the full report ›

Forced displacement continues in Chiapas

By Nora Gonzalez | Fundraising area

Land Grabbing in Chiapas: On February 12, eight Tzeltal families affiliated with the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) were violently evicted from the Jotolá communal land in the municipality... Read the full report ›
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