Justice for Chiapas! Autonomy and Human Rights in the Indigenous Communities of Southern Mexico


Presenters:

Gubidcha Matus Lerma, Communications Director of the Fray Bartolomé Human Rights Center

Stuart Schussler, Mexico Solidarity Network representative.

Come learn about the human rights situation in Chiapas, Mexico. The Fray Bartolomé Center has been widely recognized for accompanying indigenous communities under attack, documenting abuses, and defending cases in court. It has recently been increasingly threatened by paramilitary organizations for this work.

*The presentation will be in Spanish with English interpretation provided by MSN.

Presented by CUNY LALSA; Co-Sponsored by Pieper Bar Review and CUNY Law Labor Coalition

Date:

November 15, 2012

Time:

7:00 PM

College:

CUNY School of Law

Address:

2 Court Square
Long Island City, Queens

Building:

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Room:

Auditorium

Phone:

lalsa@mail.law.cuny.edu

Website:

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Admission:

Free