@ Amapola
On May 14th and 15th, the first National Encounter of Displaced Persons was held in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, with the participation of victims of forced displacement from Chiapas, Guerrero, Chihuahua, Michoacan, Quintana Roo and Mexico City. With their testimonies, the people evidenced the suffering they have experienced and assured that neither the previous nor the current federal governments “have resolved our situation and we continue to live the same, far from our towns because if we return they will kill us”, commented one of the displaced. from Chihuahua.
This meeting was an opportunity for the different groups to reach various agreements, including uniting their demands so that the Mexican State guarantees material and psychological stability for women, girls and boys who are victims of forced displacement. They also mentioned the importance of addressing the deepest causes of forced displacement and drawing up a work route for this year that integrates several lines of strengthening and visibility.
During the event, they called on human rights organizations and groups to stay united and group together with others who want to join the movement, with the intention of giving greater visibility to the problem of internal forced displacement and achieving a higher level of incidence in the authorities. These agreements were established in a press release from the Morelos Center, host of the event in the capital of Guerrero.
Teodomira Rosales Sierra, general director of the Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon Human Rights Center (Morelos Center) explained that “the law that we are promoting and that is stuck in the Senate contemplates everything, social and legal justice for the victims of forced displacement that are often many ignored by the authorities.” They denounced that despite the fact that Guerrero has a law on forced displacement “families (…) are not cared for and neither have the security conditions been created for them to return to their places of origin.”
For more information in Spanish:
Concluye Encuentro Nacional de Desplazados por la violencia y exigen atención del gobierno (Amapola Periodismo, 16 de mayo de 2022)
Se lleva a cabo en Chilpancingo el primer encuentro nacional de familias desplazadas (El Sur, 17 de mayo de 2022)
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