Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd for the Poor and Migrant
Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd for the Poor and Migrant (Albergue Jesús el Buen Pastor del Pobre y el Migrante) is a refugee shelter in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico for Latin American migrants.
About[edit]
The migrants are injured and disabled by freight trains, frequently suffering amputation, in their attempted migration out of Latin America to the United States.[1][2] The trains take the Chiapas-Mayab line, running north–south through Mexico and are called "The Death Express" or La Bestia "The Beast" by migrants.[3][4] Some of the injured migrants have suffered violence at the hands of gangs who attack those who do not pay to ride The Beast,[5] and commit other acts of violence against migrants.[6][7] The shelter has been funded by private donations,[8] and by the United States Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration,[9] and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[10]
It is one of several migrant shelters in Mexico including Acayucan Migrant Shelter, Ixtepec's Brothers Along the Way Migrant Shelter, Guadalupan Diocesan Shelter of Tierra Blanca, Reynosa's Our Lady of Guadalupe Shelter, Reynosa's Christian Way of Life Shelter, Saltillo Migrant Center, and The 72 – Shelter for Migrants.[11]
The shelter was founded in the late 1990s by Olga Sanchez Martinez,[8][6] recipient of the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico's National Human Rights Prize in 2004. She remains its director as of 2015.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ Richard Fausset (April 5, 2014), "Central American amputees, once migrants, seek help in Mexico: A group of men who lost limbs to La Bestia, the freight train migrants ride to the U.S., want Mexico to protect others.", The Los Angeles Times
- ^ Mayela Sánchez (November 7, 2013), "Migrant Shelters Fill Gap in Mexican Health Care System", Global Press Journal, Global Press Institute
- ^ Christine Kovic; Patty Kelly (October 1, 2005), ""A Just Cause": Central American Migrants and Mexico's Southern Border", Houston Catholic Worker
- ^ Gabriel Stargardter (August 23, 2016), Mexico reclaims migrant-shuttling 'The Beast' railroad concession, Reuters
- ^ Catholic News Service (April 3, 2014), "Mexican state files complaints against railways over migrants", Catholic Sentinel, Portland, Oregon
- ^ a b "Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico". Amnesty International. 2010. p. 13.
- ^ Matthew Clayfield (Winter 2012), "Waiting on the Arriaga-Ixtepec", Overland, no. 207, Melbourne
- ^ a b Hagan 2008, p. 111.
- ^ IOM Signs Cooperation Agreements with Migrant Shelters on Mexico's Southern Border, United Nations International Organization for Migration, March 22, 2012
- ^ "International public diplomacy activities and events–Direct aid program provides assistance for amputees in Mexico", 2007–2008 Annual Report, Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- ^ Human Rights of Migrants and Other Persons in the Context of Human Mobility In Mexico, Organization of American States Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 30 December 2013, ISBN 978-0-8270-6121-7
- ^ "Doña Olga, Premio Nacional en Derechos Humanos en 2004", La Jornada (in Spanish), Mexico City, June 29, 2014
- ^ ""Chiapas es un infierno para los inmigrantes"", La Opinión (in Spanish), Los Angeles, November 13, 2015
Sources[edit]
- Hagan, J.M. (2008). Migration Miracle. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-03085-5. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
Further reading[edit]
- Adam Isaacson; Maureen Meyer; Gabriela Morales (June 2014), "Mexico's Other Border: Security, Migration, and the Humanitarian Crisis at the Line with Central America", Washington Office on Latin America
External links[edit]
- Official website archived September 12, 2016 at Internet Archive