Talking about human rights in Chiapas, and especially the defense of indigenous peoples’ rights, it is impossible not to evoke the great work of Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia.
Ten years after the entry into force of the Law for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, in January, the Ministry of the Interior began work to reform it.
This year marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of Samuel Ruiz Garcia, a peace-builder bishop and defender of the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Latin America.