Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
El Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (Frayba) es una organización civil que trabaja por la defensa y promoción de los derechos humanos en el estado de Chiapas, México. El Frayba lleva 35 años acompañando a comunidades y pueblos indígenas en procesos de acceso a la justicia en casos de graves violaciones de derechos humanos, así como contribuye al desarrollo de la autonomía y libre determinación indígena, y documenta y reporta la situación de derechos humanos en la región.
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.
Disappearances are endemic in Mexico, often happening with collusion from the state. HRDs working on the issue face serious risk, up to and including death. HRDs working in the defence of territory, particularly indigenous territory, face a similar level of risk. They are criminalised, imprisoned, defamed, and often killed. Journalists working on any of these issues, or issues related to the drugs trade and the government's complicity in this, also run the risk of losing their lives.
