31/05/1999
The “National Consultation For the Recognition of the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples and for an End to the War of Extermination,” promoted by the EZLN […]
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
31/05/1999
I arrive at the jail and the first thing they ask me at the entrance is to show my identification. I go down six steps, and […]
31/05/1999
Information Visit to the northern region (counties of Yajalon, Tila, Sabanilla and Tumbala); included interviews with displaced persons who had returned to their communities as well […]
31/05/1999
Working together with Mexican civil society groups, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) organized a national referendum on indigenous rights on March 21. Before the […]
31/05/1999
At the beginning of March, Chiapas Governor Roberto Albores Guillen presented his own state legislative proposal concerning indigenous rights and culture. Albores said that this proposal […]
26/02/1999
Sumary Amid continuing tension and violence, 3000 representatives of Mexican civil society gathered in Chiapas in November to discuss ways to revive the stalled peace process. […]
26/02/1999
“It is on the horizon.I take two steps closer, it takes two steps back.No matter how far I walk,I will never reach it.Of what use is […]
26/02/1999
In October 1998, SIPAZ organized an exhibition in San Cristobal de Las Casas on the life and thought of Gandhi, social and political activist who led […]
26/02/1999
Team Activities included the following: Information Visits to the counties of Motozintla and Siltepec (both of them in the disaster area caused by the heavy rains […]
29/12/1998
During the last year, there has been considerable discussion about the December 22, 1997, massacre on both national and international levels. Acteal, in the county of […]
29/12/1998
After the Acteal massacre on December 22, the authorities detained 96 persons, including 11 ex-public servants. Almost a year after the fact, all are in prison […]
29/12/1998
Due to the massacre in Acteal, six thousand new refugees were counted in the county of Chenalho. But the drama of the displacements had begun already […]
30/11/1998
Summary Disastrous flooding caused by torrential rains took an enormous toll in southern Chiapas in early September. Attention shifted to the human drama that cost hundreds […]
30/11/1998
In Mexico today, there is much talk of “civil society.” The communications media report that “civil society” makes proposals to political leaders, takes initiatives, organizes referendums […]
30/11/1998
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohandas Gandhi, SIPAZ undertook a project to spotlight the depth and the impact of Gandhian […]
30/11/1998
Between August and October 1998, team activities included the following: Information Participation as election observer in October 4 elections. Interview with the State Electoral Council in […]