Full Coverage: Mexico

07.05.2008 Jesus León Santos, the leader of a democratic farmer-to-farmer network, recently received a prestigious environmental award for promoting sustainability through traditional agriculture in Oaxaca, Mexico.

29.04.2008 In the wake of World Malaria Day, an anti-pesticide advocacy organization discusses the danger of spraying DDT to kill mosquitoes carrying the disease and promotes malaria prevention alternatives.

24.04.2008 This week's closed-door meeting of leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States is likely to produce changes that "will favor narrow corporate interests over the public good," write trade analysts Sarah Anderson and Manuel Pérez Rocha.

11.04.2008 The recent economic downturn in the United States is causing a dramatic decrease in remittances -- the amount of money migrant workers send home to support their families.

27.03.2008 North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs.

25.03.2008 Despite the government's military measures, Mexican drug violence is gaining force -- much thanks to the cartels' 'imported' North American firepower, which now rivals even that of the regular Mexican army, writes Bill Weinberg.

28.01.2008 Since early 2007, dozens of the autonomous, indigenous Zapatista communities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have endured near-daily attacks, land invasions, and death threats, primarily from government-endorsed paramilitary groups.

16.01.2008 This March, Mexico will introduce immigration cards digitally embedded with migrants' information, a 'characteristically progressive' move that will allow hundreds of thousands of temporary workers and visitors to come and go at their will, writes Louis E. V. Nevaer.

05.12.2007 After a hard fought battle filled with intimidation and retaliation from management, Mexican workers at a factory that produces name brand garments for the U.S. market have won legitimate union representation.

14.11.2007 An alliance of peasants, indigenous peoples, and rights groups is declaring that U.S.-Mexico free trade in corn is not just about food, lost jobs, and confiscated land -- it is about the very identity of the Mexican people.

13.11.2007 Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen.

08.11.2007 The Mexican government should have taken preventative measures to lessen the effects of last week's torrential rains, which inundated 80 percent of the Mexican state of Tabasco, say experts.

05.11.2007 Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans were displaced last week by the worst flooding the nation has seen in 50 years. Despite the destruction, a remarkable number of volunteers have pitched in to the relief efforts, echoing one survivor's belief that, "the only thing you can do is help others."

28.10.2007 The U.S. Congress must put human rights conditions on a $500 million aid package for Mexican counter-narcotics programs whose "appalling" record includes beating and sexually abusing many detainees, said Human Rights Watch.
From: Human Rights Watch

19.10.2007 Innovative service programs in North America, Pakistan, India, and South Africa are helping young people push for the advancement of their communities as well as their own personal development.

17.10.2007 While the Global Call to Action against Poverty campaign has planned plenty of events during this year's "Stand Up and Speak Out" day, the people and media seem unenthusiastic in Central America. Diego Cevallos reports from Mexico City.

17.09.2007 Mexican President Felipe Calderón has vetoed a bioenergy law to establish biofuel production in the country, saying that it focuses too much on maize and sugarcane production.

16.09.2007 A women's environmental organization in rural Mexico is defending their threatened backyard despite the dangers of activism in the region, and spotty support from the government.

30.08.2007 Since 1998 over 2,500 migrants died while trying to cross the seemingly infinite desert along the U.S.-Mexico border. A woman that traveled to the region with a group dedicated to ending this humanitarian crisis recalls the stories of the migrants whose lives she helped save.

24.08.2007 An American human rights organization hosts unique educational travel experiences that focus on human rights and social justice issues. Discover the autonomous indigenous community of northern Mexico through a photo essay detailing UUSCÂ’s latest trip.