12/03/2026
In commemoration of our 30th anniversary, we decided to sit down with people who have encountered SIPAZ along the way. One of them is Jorge Santiago Santiago, a renowned human rights defender, theologian, and pastoral advisor in Chiapas.
12/03/2026
Migration and border security have been central issues in relations between Mexico and the United States, although they don't always appear in the news spotlight. Historically, they have influenced the tone of the relationship and represent a significant element of pressure on Mexico.
12/01/2026
This year, 2025, SIPAZ - International Service for Peace - celebrates three decades of unwavering work for nonviolence, respect for human rights, and peacebuilding in Chiapas.
09/09/2025
Although the violence imposed by megaprojects, extractive projects, and development projects continues strongly in much of Chiapas, the indigenous Tzeltal, Tsotsil, Chol, Zoque, and other peoples have maintained their worldview intact: Mother Earth is not a resource to be exploited, but a sacred living being, a source of sustenance, identity, and spirituality.
07/03/2025
Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has signed a host of executive orders, several of them with strong immediate or potential impacts worldwide and, in particular, in Mexico.
09/03/2023
On December 21st and 22nd, 2022, various activities were held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Acteal Massacre, in which 45 people, mainly women and children, were murdered. Likewise, the 30th anniversary of Las Abejas Civil Society was celebrated, an organization to which the victims also belonged.
04/06/2022
Terrifying and shocking images traverse the globe these days: bloodied teddies, facades of buildings destroyed by bombing, frightened people in air-raid shelters, lifeless bodies in the middle of a street, ruins and what used to be, at some point, a flourishing city, with life, art, joy, with peace.
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
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
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
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.