Mayela Sánchez

Human Rights

Lawyers Disagree on Reform Amid Broken Legal System

Human Rights

Mexico’s Spike in Asylum Applications Causes Long Delays – But Many Migrants Can’t Afford to Wait

They’re Banned, But Mototaxis Get People in Mexico City Where They Need To Go

Arts

‘Imagining Colorful Lines’ – Mexican Football Player with Visual Impairment Finds New Future in His Sport

With Dry Taps and Useless Pipes, People Through Mexico City Use Buckets to Fetch Water

Economy

With History of Distrust, Xochimilco Residents Suspect Mexico City of Siphoning Their Water

Environment

In Mexican Town, Three Sinkholes Prompt Debate of Water Use

Human Rights

Ancient Waterways Threatened by Mexico City’s Booming Population Growth

Human Rights

Mexican NGO Finds Recipe to Increase Rural Water Access and Create Local Jobs

Migration

Facing Extreme Risk on the Journey North, Many Central Americans Choose to Stay in Mexico

Education

Rural Mexican Schools Provide Education – Not Running Water

Human Rights

Mexican Community Wins Fight for Water Supply, Gains Protection From Water Politicization

Environment

Is Mexico City’s Building Boom Causing a Water Shortage?

Economy

Facing Resistance, Mexican Women Claim a Share in Mexico’s Microbusiness Boom

Environment

The House Is Affordable, but There’s No Plumbing

Human Rights

“It’s a Spending Spree:” Corruption Reigns in Mexico’s Prisons

Environment

After Quake, Mexico City Residents Unite to Search for Survivors

Economy

As Middle-Class Credit Grows, Consumers Turn to Malls for Modern Entertainment

Migration

As Mexico’s Refugee Numbers Skyrocket, Lawyers Help Migrants Seeking Asylum

Arts

A Town in Southern Mexico City Celebrates Its Identity with a Modest Bowl of Stew

Environment

Squeezed To Mexico City’s Edges, People Build Illegal Homes in Conservation Areas

Environment

Citizens Take Action to Protect Farmland as Mexico City’s Urbanization Spreads

Environment

‘Adoption’ of Threatened Mexican Flora Provides Caring for At-Risk Plants

Global Health

Pot Still Prohibited, but Mexico Is Nearer To Legalization of Medical Marijuana Use

Human Rights

In Trump Era, Mexicans Fear Remittances Will Be Cut Off, Relatives Will Be Deported

Human Rights

Migrants Stranded at Mexican Border Weigh Options: Stay There or Keep Trying for U.S.

Global Health

Transgender People in Mexico City Resort to Dangerous Unsupervised Procedures

Human Rights

3 Mexican Former Convicts Share Thoughts On Struggles and Successes After Prison

Migration

As Candidates Spar Over Trade and Immigration, Mexicans Anxiously Await U.S. Election Results

Environment

Residents in Rural Mexico Fight for Say in Mining Projects Operating Near Their Land

Environment

INTERACTIVE MAP: Mexican Villages Brace Against Mining Companies

Economy

Mexican Domestic Workers Seek Benefits, Recognition as Legitimate Employees

Human Rights

University-Based Program Seeks Justice For Mexico Crime Victims and Their Families

Human Rights

Changes Ahead to Fix Mexico’s Prisons, Which Prisoners, Advocates Say Are Troubled

Arts

One Hour In Mexico: Groove to Latin Beats In a Mexico City Plaza

Human Rights

Mexico Tallies People with African Roots, But Afro-Mexicans Say Society Still Ignores Them

Human Rights

Rights and Risks: Mexico City Organization Promotes Dignity, Offers Services for Sex Workers

Migration

Once Just a Transit Point, More Refugees Are Making Homes in Mexico

Environment

Rainwater Supplies Some Mexico Schools Where Faucets Often Run Dry

Education

Dry Sinks and Toilets Plague Many of Mexico’s Public Schools, Forcing Government to Fix Pipes and Install Water Fountains

Economy

As Mexican Currency Value Drops, Residents Purchase Less and Struggle to Stretch Peso

Human Rights

Citizens React: Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized in Mexico?

Human Rights

Mexicans Celebrate Visit from Pope Francis

Human Rights

Mexico Struggles to Protect Human Rights Advocates from Harassment, Death

Migration

Migrants Bound for US Disappear in Mexico, Leaving Families With Questions

Arts

Mexico City Activists Say Ban on Magazine Sale In Metro Is Attack on Free Speech

Economy

Mexico City Residents Fight to Protect Their Neighborhoods From Redevelopment

Arts

Latin America Celebrates the Deceased On Festive, Colorful Día de los Muertos

Education

As Mexico’s Teen Fertility Rate Rises, Activists Urge Wider Education, Dissemination of Contraceptives

Global Health

As Cesarean Sections Double in Mexico and Constitute Half of Births, Experts Debate Causes and Consequences

Central American Migrants Increasingly Flee Gang Violence, Yet Few Seek Asylum in Mexico

Global Health

Health and Trafficking Policies Fail to Protect Migrant Sex Workers From Violence in Southeastern Mexico

Human Rights

Guatemalan Domestic Workers Normalize Labor Violations in Southeastern Mexico

Arts

Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Murdered Women

Human Rights

Refugees and Immigrants in Mexico Fight Stigma Through Cultural Education

Human Rights

Sex Workers in Mexico Allege Abuse by Clients, Authorities, Gangs

Relatives of Mexico’s Disappeared Continue Fight for Justice With Memorial Museum