28/12/2001
“Frankly, the issue of Chiapas has completely disappeared from the European agenda; Europe is clear: today there is a democratic government in Mexico which respects human […]
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
28/12/2001
VISITS AND CONTACTS Urgent Actions regarding the murder of Digna Ochoa and threats against human rights defenders in Mexico. Accompaniment of displaced families from the civil […]
31/08/2001
On April 27 the Mexican Congress approved constitutional reforms on indigenous rights and culture. These reforms differed significantly from the 1996 San Andres Accords and the […]
31/08/2001
After months of renewed hope, peace efforts in Chiapas entered a new crisis at the end of April when the federal Congress approved an indigenous rights […]
31/08/2001
The optimism that prevailed since the beginning of the year was shattered by the approval of a constitutional reform on indigenous rights and culture that was […]
31/08/2001
According to the Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center and SERAPAZ (Peace Services and Consulting), the following are basic differences between the COCOPA legislative proposal on […]
31/08/2001
Between May and July 2001, SIPAZ activities included the following: VISITS AND CONTACTS Visits to the northern region of Chiapas to speak with a variety of […]
31/05/2001
During the first five months of President Vicente Fox’s term, important progress was made toward reinvigorating the stalled peace process in Chiapas. However the hopes raised […]
31/05/2001
On February 24, 23 commanders of the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and Subcommander Marcos embarked on a peaceful […]
31/05/2001
Action in Congress on the indigenous rights bill took place after this report was largely prepared. Here we provide a brief update, acknowledging it is limited […]
31/05/2001
“Today war is a little further away and peace with justice and dignity a little closer. Today dialogue is closer and confrontation is more distant.”(Subcommander Marcos, […]
31/05/2001
The San Andres Accords, signed February 16, 1996 by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and the federal government of Ernesto Zedillo, contain the results […]