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  • Nacional: presentan informe sobre la persistencia de la tortura
    by SIPAZ on 16/11/2024 at 03:51

    El 14 de noviembre, el Observatorio Contra la Tortura presentĂł un informe con datos del 2023 sobre la tortura en MĂ©xico, mismo que fue redactado por las organizaciones Centro ProDH, Fundar, Cepad y Documenta. El informe documenta que  se abrieron cuatro mil 592 investigaciones por por el delito federal de tortura en 2023; lo que representa “casi nueve veces

  • Nacional/Internacional:reforma judicial mexicana ante la CIDH
    by SIPAZ on 16/11/2024 at 03:05

    El 12 de noviembre, en una audiencia que se llevĂł a cabo en Washington, en Estados Unidos, la ComisiĂłn Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) expresĂł su preocupaciĂłn por la polĂ©mica reforma judicial de MĂ©xico aprobada en septiembre y que, entre otros aspectos, establece la elecciĂłn popular de magistraturas. AdelantĂł que “monitoreará” su implementaciĂłn para vigilar que se respete la independencia entre poderes

  • Nacional : Reeligen a Rosario Piedra Ibarra frente a la CNDH
    by SIPAZ on 13/11/2024 at 16:26

    @Wikipedia El 13 de noviembre, Morena, PT y Verde en el Senado avalaron con 87 votos la reelecciĂłn de Rosario Piedra Ibarra frente a la ComisiĂłn Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH), a pesar de que fue la candidata peor evaluada entre 15 aspirantes y de que ha sido cuestionada fuertemente por su gestiĂłn en

  • Chiapas : llevan a cabo II Reencuentro Mesoamericano de Movimientos Sociales en Resistencia en Acteal
    by SIPAZ on 12/11/2024 at 14:52

    @DesinformĂ©monos Del 6 al 8 de noviembre, mĂĄs de 160 personas de 40 organizaciones de seis paĂ­ses de MĂ©xico hasta PanamĂĄ se reunieron en la comunidad de Acteal, municipio de ChenalhĂł, Chiapas, para participar en el II Reencuentro Mesoamericano de Movimientos Sociales en Resistencia. “Nos dimos a la tarea de reencontrar nuestros corazones, nuestros rostros para fortalecer

  • National: Rosario Piedra Ibarra Reelected as Head of CNDH
    by SIPAZ on 14/11/2024 at 16:36

    @Wikipedia On November 13th, MORENA, PT and the Green Party in the Senate endorsed with 87 votes the reelection of Rosario Piedra Ibarra as head of the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH), despite the fact that she was the worst evaluated candidate among 15 candidates and that she has been strongly questioned for her

  • Chiapas: Second Mesoamerican Encounter Of Social Movements in Resistance held in Acteal
    by SIPAZ on 13/11/2024 at 04:58

    @Desinformemonos From November 6th to 8th, more than 160 people from 40 organizations from six countries from Mexico to Panama met in the community of Acteal, municipality of Chenalho, Chiapas, to participate in the Second Mesoamerican Encounter of Social Movements in Resistance. “We took on the task of rediscovering our hearts, our faces to strengthen

  • Oaxaca: Relatives of Sandra DomĂ­nguez Start Sit-in to Demand Presentation of Defender
    by SIPAZ on 12/11/2024 at 17:38

    @Consorcio Oaxaca Since November 6th, relatives of Mixe lawyer Sandra Dominguez Martinez have set up a sit-in in front of the Government Palace of Oaxaca, to demand the appearance of the defender who has been missing since October 4th. Sandra’s mother and sisters said that the state governor, Salomon Jara, has not kept his promise

  • Oaxaca: Sisters Adriana and Virginia Ortiz Garcia, Indigenous Triqui Defenders, Murdered
    by SIPAZ on 09/11/2024 at 17:21

    Proceso On November 5th, sisters Adriana and Virginia Ortiz Garcia, indigenous Triqui defenders, were shot dead in central Oaxaca de Juarez, when they were intercepted by two men on a motorcycle as they arrived at their home. Both were activists of the Triqui Unification and Struggle Movement (MULT) and had worked intensively in the defense

SIPAZ Report Vol XXIX NÂș 2 – June 2024

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30/06/2024

LATEST: Elections amid High Levels of Political Violence

In March, the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations (UN), Volker TĂŒrk, said that the electoral process underway in Mexico “must be safeguarded from violence.” On June 2nd, these elections will lead to the appointment of more than 20,000 public officials, including the head of state, as well as members of both chambers of Congress and a wide range of representatives and state and local authorities.
30/06/2024

FOCUS: I name you, Mexico, a country of disappeared people

For some years now, various human rights organizations and groups of searching families have been documenting and denouncing the crisis of disappearances in Mexico. In 2023, people spoke with surprise about the alarming figure that had been reached: 100 thousand missing people; today there are more than 116 thousand.
30/06/2024

ARTICLE: Ecumenism and Networking, Paths of Hope for Chiapas

In April 2024, at the facilities of the Institute of Intercultural Studies and Research C.A., a change of direction of the organization was made. Ernesto Martin Guerrero Zavala left office and Gerardo Torres Estrada took over as the new director.

Important Dates

See also

Peace Process, War Process

Brief history of the conflict in Chiapas

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