03/03/2022
Ten years after the entry into force of the Law for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, in January, the Ministry of the Interior began work to reform it.
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
08/12/2021
08/12/2021
The panorama of violence in Chiapas and its various elements of complexity have been placed in public view in an alarming manner in recent months despite being present for decades (if not centuries).
08/12/2021
If we have the chance to see some documentary that shows us images of the decades of the '60s and '70s in Chiapas, it is not difficult for us to stop thinking that those same takes could have been filmed today. More than 50 years after those original takes, in many regions of the state, the clock has stopped. But more than time, justice.
08/12/2021
In September, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) presented his third government report in which he addressed the human rights situation.
03/10/2021
03/10/2021
On June 22nd, the maritime section of the Zapatista delegation visiting Europe landed in Vigo, Galicia. Four of them are women, two are men and one is non-defined. 4, 2, 1. Squad 421.
03/10/2021
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (better known as the Escazu Agreement as it was adopted in the Costa Rican city of that name), is a pioneering legal instrument on environmental protection, and at the same time a human rights treaty that proposes a transformation of environmental governance.
03/10/2021
Mexico held elections on June 6th, which were estimated to be the biggest in the country's history, since more than 20,000 popularly elected positions were contested; among them 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies, the governments of 15 states and thousands of positions in local congresses and city councils.
09/06/2021
09/06/2021
In the middle of the pandemic, despite the possible risks of infection from COVID-19, thousands and thousands of women, members of feminist collectives and civil organizations, as well as individuals, took to the streets in multiple states of the Republic on March 8th, International Women's Day, to demand respect for their rights and, in particular, to demand a life free of violence.
09/06/2021
According to the United Nations Youth Strategy Report (2020), the world is home to the largest generation of young people in history with 1.8 billion people, of which about 90% live in developing countries. In Mexico there are 30.7 million young people, that is, 24.6% of the total population.
09/06/2021
On June 6th, elections will be held in Mexico in which 500 councils and more than 20,300 local offices will be decided, including 15 governorships. They will be held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
18/03/2021
18/03/2021
This year marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of Samuel Ruiz Garcia, a peace-builder bishop and defender of the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Latin America.
18/03/2021
Globalization in today's world has resulted in changes at both the micro and macro levels, with pros and cons, including new challenges when it comes to the protection of human rights (HR). The globalized world has reshaped economic powers into a world in which multinational companies have especially come to gain unprecedented power and influence.