31/08/1998
Two and a half years ago, the Mexican government signed the San Andres Accords on Indigenous Rights and Culture, recognizing the right of the indigenous peoples […]
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
31/08/1998
Since the Zapatista uprising in 1994, Chiapas and the struggle of its indigenous people have received extensive attention from all over the world. Thousands of foreigners […]
31/08/1998
In the midst of a deteriorating social fabric and an ever-worsening polarization due to the conflict in Chiapas, there are those who are working to seek […]
30/04/1998
Summary The Uncertainty of Peace In the aftermath of the massacre of 45 unarmed Tsotsil Indians in Acteal last December, pressure mounted to get the Chiapas […]
30/04/1998
Beginning in 1995 with the appearance of paramilitary groups like Peace and Justice and Los Chinchulines in the northern region of Chiapas, thousands of Chol Indians […]
30/04/1998
Las Abejas (the Bees) Continue to Fly: Promoting Peace in Times of War On December 22 of last year, 45 displaced indigenous persons were massacred by […]
30/04/1998
(What follows is a summary of the original SIPAZ document that was written in Spanish. The Spanish original also contains the four observations of the […]
30/04/1998
Information Issued an Urgent Action appeal (together with Global Exchange) on the campaign against foreign presence in Chiapas. Visited the refugee camps in Acteal and X’oyep […]
30/01/1998
In the absence of progress in the peace process, the violence in Chiapas has worsened in recent months. It reached an unprecedented level of brutality on […]
30/01/1998
In September 1997 a latent conflict exploded in the municipality of Chenalho in the Chiapas highlands. As a result, thousands of indigenous fled their communities in […]
30/01/1998
Media reports on Chiapas often neglect the fact that behind the certainly alarming statistics (the result of the violence and the ever more worrisome dimensions of […]
30/01/1998
Workshops Organized and facilitated two workshops on “Managing Fear and Security” and “Transformation of Conflicts.” Participated in several workshops in San Cristobal de las Casas: “Analysis […]
31/10/1997
Summary The July 1997 national elections marked a significant milestone in the democratization process in Mexico. The ruling PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) lost its historic majority […]
31/10/1997
Sharing Sorrow and Hope: The Second Ecumenical Conference for Peace and Reconciliation The high incidence of violence in different areas of Chiapas—particularly in the northern region—often […]
31/10/1997
July – September 1997 Meetings with: SIPAZ advisors, the new director of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) in Chiapas, a delegation from Norway involved in […]
31/07/1997
Chiapas: Elections in a mine field Analysts of all political persuasions agree that the July 6 Congressional and Gubernatorial elections will be a watershed in the […]