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SIPAZ REPORTS
Articles published in the SIPAZ Quarterly Reports
08/03/2025
08/03/2025
For 22 years, Jennifer Haza Gutierrez was part of the organization that defends children’s rights, Melel Xojobal C.A., based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Last December, she left her position as director. In an interview, she shared her experiences, lessons learned, and her hopes with us.
08/03/2025
The international scene has been marked by instability and conflict: the war in Ukraine, the Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli incursions in Lebanon and Syria, the civil war in Sudan, the armed conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Pakistan, Iran, Colombia, Haiti and Mexico, to name a few, encompass devastation and a worldwide number of people dead, missing, displaced and in need of humanitarian aid, which has reached its highest level in decades.
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.
21/12/2024
21/12/2024
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
In recent years, due to its geographical location connecting the north with the south of the American continent, Chiapas has become a territory disputed by different criminal groups, which has led to an alarming increase in violence in the state to which the entire population is vulnerable.
21/12/2024
The elections in the United States revive the saying: “Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.” The elected candidate, Donald Trump, has declared that he will impose a 25% tariff war against Mexico if Claudia Sheinbaum’s government fails to contain the flow of migrants and fentanyl trafficking across the 3,000 kilometers of border that both countries share.
18/09/2024
18/09/2024
After 25 years working at the Commission for Support for Community Unity and Reconciliation (CORECO C.A.), Alejandra Rojas Chavez will close this cycle of her life at the end of this year 2024. In an interview, she shared with us her experiences, learnings and the processes she has accompanied during her collaboration with this organization.
18/09/2024
The history of the south-southeast region, where Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca are located, has been marked by important social mobilizations.
18/09/2024
On June 2nd, Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first female president, gaining a 30-point lead over candidate Xochitl Galvez (PRI, PAN, and PRD, historic parties in Mexico).
30/06/2024
30/06/2024
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.
30/06/2024
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
On June 2nd, 2024, more than 98 million Mexican citizens were called to vote in the largest elections Mexico has held to date.