ARTICLE: Faith, Engagement, and Peacebuilding: 30 Years of Learning and Commitment Rooted in Spirituality

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SIPAZ Report Vol. XXXI No. 3 – September 2026
*buen vivir* (good living), community harmony, community processes, cultural diversity, diocese of san cristobal, ecumenism, ezln, human dignity, human rights, inculturation, indigenous church, indigenous theology, interfaith dialogue, international solidarity, lekil kuxlejal, marginalization, médiation, memory, mother earth, peacebuilding, pilgrimages, reconciliation, religious diversity, religious leaders, resistance, Samuel Ruiz García, social fabric, social transformation, spiritual experiences, vulnerability
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Mayan altar © SIPAZ
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ARTICLE: Faith, Engagement, and Peacebuilding: 30 Years of Learning and Commitment Rooted in Spirituality

Speaking of peacebuilding in Chiapas means defending human dignity, promoting justice, recognizing and respecting cultural and religious diversity, and creating spaces where differences can be addressed through dialogue and collective organization.
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Zapatista Meeting, San Cristóbal de las Casas, April 2026 © SIPAZ
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FOCUS: The Struggle for Autonomy Among Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples. Between the recognition of rights and autonomy built “from below”

On August 7, the consultation process for the General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples began amid conflicting positions. While the Mexican government—and, in particular, the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI)—maintains that the process aims to ensure the direct participation of communities in drafting the new legislation, various indigenous peoples and organizations question the way it is being carried out and believe that there has not been sufficiently broad deliberation.
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Sheinbaum and the Mexico-US relationship © Radiorama
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LATEST: Tense Tug-of-war in Relations between Mexico and United States

Negotiations between Mexico and the United States have become a constant since Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January of this year, within a relationship marked by political, economic, and military asymmetry.
09/09/2025
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Presentation of the report "Chiapas, in the spiral of armed and criminal violence" © Frayba
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FOCUS: “Chiapas in the Spiral of Armed and Criminal Violence”

On March 19th, in the framework of its 36th anniversary, the Fray Bartolome de las Casas Center for Human Rights (Frayba) presented its report "Chiapas, in the Spiral of Armed and Criminal Violence (Between Governmental Chaos, Organized Crime and the Paths of Struggle and Resistance)", which aims to leave a record of what happened in the state during the period from January 2023 to June 2024.
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Pilgrimage of the Ecclesiastical Province of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, September 2024 © SIPAZ
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ARTICLE: Seeds of Struggle. Legacies of Hope and Justice

November 2023 marked a significant moment for the Diocese of San Cristobal, celebrating 100 years since the birth of Samuel Ruiz Garcia, a bishop who dedicated his life to defending the rights of indigenous peoples and who, to this day, is fondly remembered as jTatik Samuel. His legacy lives on, reminding us of the importance of social justice and human dignity.
21/12/2024
09/03/2023
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“The Earth is not for sale, it is loved and defended”, MODEVITE © SIPAZ, Archive
09/03/2023
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FOCUS: Megaprojects, a risk factor for those who defend territory

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico is the fourth country worldwide with the greatest biological biodiversity. Thanks to its geographical location, relief and diversity of climates, the country has nine of the 11 types of ecosystems; about 200 thousand different species and is also home to approximately 12% of the biodiversity in the world.
09/03/2023