
In Dublin, Ireland, Mario Luna Romero, Vicam Yaqui from Sonora, Mexico, with U.N. Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders Michel Forst, during the Inaugural of the Dublin Platform for Human Rigths Defenders at Risk.
Espanol: Desde Dublín Irlanda, entrevista con Michel Forst (Relator especial de la ONU para Defensores de Derechos Humanos) ; durante acto inaugural de la plataforma Dublín, FrontLine Defender
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Yaqui kidnapped and imprisoned by Mexican government for defending water rights during Vicam Yaqui highway blockade, is in Ireland with Human Rights Defenders at Risk
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Mario Luna Romero was kidnapped and imprisoned by the Mexican government for one year, as Vicam Yaqui maintained a two-year road blockade in defense of their water rights. The City of Hermosillo was intent on stealing Yaqui water for the Independence Aqueduct.
Mario is the Traditional Government's Secretary of Vicam, Sonora, Mexico. He is a community organizer and designated spokesperson of Vicam Yaqui, protecting the water of the Yaqui River against the government of Mexico's aqueduct. On September 11, 2014, Luna Romero was imprisoned and set free one year and ten days later. There was no proof of any charges against him.
The Vicam Yaqui highway blockade was an incredible two-year highway blockade, as Yaqui blocked a major highway, delaying semi-trucks through their land, slowing trucks to the U.S. and elsewhere near the Pacific coast of central Mexico. Earlier, Vicam Yaqui welcomed the Zapatistas and held water forums to uphold their water rights.
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Vicam Yaqui gather in Sonora to discuss water rights in 2012. Photo Brenda Norrell, Censored News. |
Yaqui kidnapped and imprisoned by Mexican government for defending water rights during Vicam Yaqui highway blockade, is in Ireland with Human Rights Defenders at Risk
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Mario Luna Romero was kidnapped and imprisoned by the Mexican government for one year, as Vicam Yaqui maintained a two-year road blockade in defense of their water rights. The City of Hermosillo was intent on stealing Yaqui water for the Independence Aqueduct.
Mario is the Traditional Government's Secretary of Vicam, Sonora, Mexico. He is a community organizer and designated spokesperson of Vicam Yaqui, protecting the water of the Yaqui River against the government of Mexico's aqueduct. On September 11, 2014, Luna Romero was imprisoned and set free one year and ten days later. There was no proof of any charges against him.
The Vicam Yaqui highway blockade was an incredible two-year highway blockade, as Yaqui blocked a major highway, delaying semi-trucks through their land, slowing trucks to the U.S. and elsewhere near the Pacific coast of central Mexico. Earlier, Vicam Yaqui welcomed the Zapatistas and held water forums to uphold their water rights.