28/02/2002
A sleeping volcano, a time bomb about to explode – these are two of the metaphors that have been used recently to describe the current situation […]
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
28/02/2002
In December 2001, President Fox sent an initiative to the Senate requesting ratification of the Statute of the International Penal Court giving that body jurisdiction over […]
28/02/2002
“Chiapas is an inactive volcano that could explode at any time.”(Cardinal Roger Etchegaray – president emeritus of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, and Papal […]
28/02/2002
Although it’s true that there has been no open armed conflict in years and that the issue of Chiapas no longer concerns the average Mexican nor […]
28/02/2002
Contacts and information Visits to the jungle and northern regions to dialogue with diverse religious and political actors Receiving various international delegations to inform them about […]
28/12/2001
In Mexico, as elsewhere in the world, the September 11 attacks on the US commanded enormous attention. One result was reduced focus on other unresolved conflicts, […]
28/12/2001
In Mexico, as in the rest of the world, the terrible events of September 11 were deeply shocking. One result was reduced attention for other unresolved […]
28/12/2001
The international consequences of the September 11 attacks on the United States have shifted other regional conflicts to a secondary level of public attention. This includes […]
28/12/2001
“Frankly, the issue of Chiapas has completely disappeared from the European agenda; Europe is clear: today there is a democratic government in Mexico which respects human […]
28/12/2001
VISITS AND CONTACTS Urgent Actions regarding the murder of Digna Ochoa and threats against human rights defenders in Mexico. Accompaniment of displaced families from the civil […]
31/08/2001
On April 27 the Mexican Congress approved constitutional reforms on indigenous rights and culture. These reforms differed significantly from the 1996 San Andres Accords and the […]
31/08/2001
After months of renewed hope, peace efforts in Chiapas entered a new crisis at the end of April when the federal Congress approved an indigenous rights […]
31/08/2001
The optimism that prevailed since the beginning of the year was shattered by the approval of a constitutional reform on indigenous rights and culture that was […]
31/08/2001
According to the Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center and SERAPAZ (Peace Services and Consulting), the following are basic differences between the COCOPA legislative proposal on […]
31/08/2001
Between May and July 2001, SIPAZ activities included the following: VISITS AND CONTACTS Visits to the northern region of Chiapas to speak with a variety of […]
31/05/2001
During the first five months of President Vicente Fox’s term, important progress was made toward reinvigorating the stalled peace process in Chiapas. However the hopes raised […]