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Human Rights MagazineLow access to drinkable water for indigenous people in Mexico’s wettest regionIndigenous communities throughout the world usually take water directly from rivers, ponds, streams, wells or springs. This often requires people – mainly the women of the community - to carry the water from sources distant from their homes.A recent report to the UN Human Rights Council stated that one of the biggest barriers to indigenous peoples’ access to water and sanitation is that many countries deny the very existence of their indigenous peoples, or just ignore them.In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, and its companion article in the Upstream Journal, Ciara Balhi explores the si...2025-02-2625 min