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SIPAZ REPORTS
Articles published in the SIPAZ Quarterly Reports
29/08/2008
The “war on drugs” is by no means a new phenomenon in Mexico however, since the controversial election of Felipe Calderón to the presidency in 2006, […]
30/05/2008
The detonator: energy reform On April 9 President Felipe Calderón’s long-awaited plan for energy reform was finally presented to the Mexican Congress. This initiative aims to […]
30/05/2008
Between February and April, a historic protest was conducted by detainees who revindicated their status as political prisoners and asked for their immediate release. The protest […]
30/05/2008
“Some indigenous peoples have risen up in arms [Chiapas, 1994]. We have done nothing but raise our voices and still the government considers it a crime.” […]
30/05/2008
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS On January 25, SIPAZ met with the political attaché of the French Embassy, which currently holds the presidency of the […]
29/02/2008
NAFTA and social discontent According to the majority of Mexican social and civilian organizations, we’re facing a dark panorama as we enter 2008. These organizations highlight […]
29/02/2008
“The killing of 46 defenseless civilians in Acteal, in December 1997, by a group of people bearing high-power weapons, is without doubt the gravest and most […]
29/02/2008
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS On 2 November, SIPAZ participated in a meeting with all of the European Union Embassies, held in San Cristóbal de […]
31/10/2007
At the beginning of October, the Network for Peace (conformed by 17 Chiapas-based organizations) denounced the violent atmosphere, which has characterized the situation in Chiapas over […]
31/10/2007
On June 14, 2006, a blockade of Section 22 of the National Union of Education Workers (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación, SNTE), occupying the […]
31/10/2007
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT Human rights defenders On August 14 and 15, we participated in a workshop on “Risk analysis and protective measures for human […]
31/08/2007
It has been a year, in an over heated social context, since it was predicted that the incoming government of Felipe Calderón would face a series […]
31/08/2007
“Without the loyalty of the armed forces, the struggle to maintain liberty, democracy, justice, law and order would be erratic and impassable.“General Guillermo Galvàn Galvàn, Mexican […]
31/08/2007
International Presence and Accompaniment The Situation of Human Rights Defenders In June, we participated in a meeting with 15 European embassies in Mexico City that addressed […]
30/03/2007
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT THE SITUATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS At the beginning of December we took part in a meeting for analyzing the Situation of […]
30/03/2007
The first months of 2007 have coincided with the first months of Felipe Calderón as the president of the Republic and of Juan Sabines, as the […]