30/04/2009
On February 10, Mexico was evaluated by the United Nations (UN) through a mechanism started in 2006: the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Every four years, all […]
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
30/04/2009
There are meetings which renew our energy and give us strength to move forward. That is the sensation that we felt last February, during Rames Sharma’s […]
30/04/2009
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Highlands In December, we visited Acteal and Nuevo Paraiso, two communities in the municipality of Chenalhó. At the end of February, […]
30/12/2008
The backdrop of the global economic crisis has led to predictions that Mexico is entering a stage of general economic deceleration at every level but mainly […]
29/12/2008
Until recently the state of Chiapas, which is one of the richest in Mexico in terms of natural resources (in 2001 it produced 47% of natural […]
29/12/2008
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT Public Relations In early September, SIPAZ met with the Ambassador and the Secretary of the Political Section of the Swedish Embassy, as […]
29/08/2008
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS At the end of July, SIPAZ met with Second Secretary of the Political Section of the US Embassy, to discuss […]
29/08/2008
In the last few months, the major concern of the Mexican population has revolved around the increase in the prices of basic foodstuffs. Since April, civil […]
29/08/2008
The “war on drugs” is by no means a new phenomenon in Mexico however, since the controversial election of Felipe Calderón to the presidency in 2006, […]
30/05/2008
The detonator: energy reform On April 9 President Felipe Calderón’s long-awaited plan for energy reform was finally presented to the Mexican Congress. This initiative aims to […]
30/05/2008
Between February and April, a historic protest was conducted by detainees who revindicated their status as political prisoners and asked for their immediate release. The protest […]
30/05/2008
“Some indigenous peoples have risen up in arms [Chiapas, 1994]. We have done nothing but raise our voices and still the government considers it a crime.” […]