The communities of Ixtacamaxtitlán (Puebla, Mexico) with 20 thousand inhabitants and the Apulco river basin since 2014 require the departure of the Ixtaca Mining Project. promoted by the company Minera Gorrrión S.A. de C.V. (owned by the Canadian Alamaden Minerals Ltd.).
They have denounced the violence and harassment caused by the mining company against human rights defenders in the town of Santa María and, in general, in Ixtacamaxtitlán, they have increased, which means an imminent risk of more serious violations of the fundamental rights of communities.