On Oct. 18, president Felipe Calderon proposed a reform to the legal code pertaining to military and legislative justice. Mexican civil society had called for reform […]
In light of the imminent sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP-16) on climate change that will be held at the end of November in Cancún, the International […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Northern Zone In September and October, we visited several communities in the zone below Tila to interview different actors of the […]
On 4 July elections were held for mayorships, state-congresses, and governors’ positions in 12 states of the Mexican Republic in addition to local-council and state-congresses elsewhere. […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Northern Zone SIPAZ visited some of the communities in the region below Tila at the beginning of August. Highlands SIPAZ met […]
For decades, Mexico has enjoyed having a favorable international image with regard to human rights. Such an image has less to do with domestic realities and […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Northern Zone In May, we visited several communities and towns of Chiapas’ Northern Zone to interview various actors in the region: […]
For the first time in 16 years, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) did not celebrate the anniversary of the armed uprising that took place […]