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SIPAZ REPORTS
Articles published in the SIPAZ Quarterly Reports
31/05/2000
To glance through local as well as national newspapers could give the impression that the inconclusive chapter on the Zapatista uprising of 1994 has been closed. […]
31/05/2000
Religious ill-feeling, exacerbated following the 1994 Zapatista uprising, has often been presented as the background to the conflict lacerating Chiapas: more than 30,000 Evangelicals expelled, more […]
31/05/2000
Among team activities during March-April 2000: CONTACTS AND VISITS Visit to the northern region (communities in the counties of Tila and Sabanilla) to speak with peasants, […]
31/03/2000
On December 30, the Vatican announced the transfer of Coadjutor Bishop Raul Vera from San Cristobal de Las Casas to Saltillo in northern Mexico. Having reached […]
31/03/2000
Uncertainty is the best word to characterize the current moment in Chiapas. This pre-electoral period the entire country is experiencing has a special cast to it […]
31/03/2000
Human Rights Promoters and Defenders in the Indigenous Communities of Chiapas Due to the lack of security in the conflict areas where the human rights promoters/defenders […]
31/03/2000
Visits and Contacts Several visits to the northern region (communities in the county of Tila) to speak with peasants, recently returned internal refugees, representatives of various […]
31/03/2000
The situation on the ground in Chiapas remained tense and often violent in recent months. Meanwhile political developments both within and outside the region diminished hopes […]
30/11/1999
On September 7, federal Interior Minister Diodoro Carrasco issued a new dialogue proposal for Chiapas and stated that he himself would lead the negotiations team if […]
30/11/1999
Three months following the last military advance into the Lacandon Jungle (see SIPAZ Report, Vol. IV, No. 3), the Mexican Army increased its presence once again […]
30/11/1999
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, 1977 Nobel Peace Laureate from Northern Ireland, visited Chiapas September 9-12. She was invited by SIPAZ, and her visit came after she participated […]
30/11/1999
Almost six years since the armed Zapatista uprising – and a few days from the end of the millennium – peace in Chiapas still does not […]
30/11/1999
“My daughter is with them [‘Development, Peace and Justice,’ DPJ; also known as ‘Peace and Justice’]. She comes to see me only in secret, in order […]
30/11/1999
Between August and October 1999, team activities included the following, among others:
31/08/1999
The EZLN (Zapatista Army of National Liberation) continued its political initiatives in recent months in an effort to maintain the issue of indigenous rights on the […]
31/08/1999
During his fourth trip to Chiapas this year, President Zedillo stated, “The government would never act with violence or repression against those who dissent. The government […]