Demand Immediate Cancellation of Palenque-Ocosingo Motorway

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San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis., El Movimiento en Defensa de la Vida y el Territorio (Modevite), the community government of Chilón and various localities in the area demanded “the immediate cancellation” of the construction of the Palenque-Ocosingo highway, begun on June 8, because “it is promoted without the approval of the indigenous communities, violating our human rights.”

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Mexico City Disinform ourselves. “The construction of the highway, presented as an act of ‘consensus’ and ‘community participation’, is a farce,” said the Movement in Defense of Life and Territory (Modevite), after the governor of Chiapas Eduardo Ramírez inaugurated the works of the Palenque – San Cristóbal de las Casas superroad, despite the fact that the affected communities were not consulted and the families were stripped of their plots.