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SIPAZ REPORTS
Articles published in the SIPAZ Quarterly Reports
28/12/2001
28/12/2001
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“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
28/12/2001
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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
31/08/2001
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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
31/08/2001
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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
31/08/2001
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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
31/08/2001
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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
31/08/2001
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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
31/05/2001
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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 […]
31/05/2001
31/05/2001
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On February 24, 23 commanders of the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and Subcommander Marcos embarked on a peaceful […]
31/05/2001
31/05/2001
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Action in Congress on the indigenous rights bill took place after this report was largely prepared. Here we provide a brief update, acknowledging it is limited […]
31/05/2001
31/05/2001
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“Today war is a little further away and peace with justice and dignity a little closer. Today dialogue is closer and confrontation is more distant.”(Subcommander Marcos, […]
31/05/2001
31/05/2001
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The San Andres Accords, signed February 16, 1996 by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and the federal government of Ernesto Zedillo, contain the results […]
31/05/2001
31/05/2001
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VISITS AND CONTACTS Visits to the northern region of Chiapas to speak with political and religious leaders about the impact of the new political situation on […]
28/02/2001
28/02/2001
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December marked the inauguration of a new president in Mexico (Vicente Fox) and of a new governor in Chiapas (Pablo Salazar). In both cases they are […]
28/02/2001
28/02/2001
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On December 1, President-elect Vicente Fox Quesada was sworn in before the Mexican Congress, becoming the first president of the post-revolutionary era to come from a […]
28/02/2001
28/02/2001
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The conflict in Chiapas is now seven years old. The third president since its beginning, Vicente Fox, inherits a particularly complex situation. Nevertheless, for the first […]