In Chiapas, during the height of the internal armed conflict, forced disappearance of persons was a common practice in the period 1995 to 2001, the Human Rights Center has documented.

The first court decided yesterday to resume its original jurisdiction and determine the innocence of Juan Santis Vasquez, Lorenzo Gómez Jiménez, Mariano Pérez Jiménez, Agustín Pérez Gómez, José Ruiz Tzucut, and Bartolo Luna López Pérez or Bartolo Pérez, sentenced for the crimes of homicide and aggravated assault.

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Monthly report by the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center in Chiapas, Mexico.(Descarga aquí)  
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Alejandro Díaz Santiz solidario de la Voz del Amate, recluido en el penal 5 de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, denuncia su injusto encarcelamiento y anuncia que éste 11 de mayo cumple 12 años de estar injustamente encarcelado.

Alejandro Diaz Santiz solidarity of the Voice of Amate, held in prison five of San Cristobal de Las Casas, his unjust imprisonment reporting and announced May 11 it is 12 years of being wrongly imprisoned.

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En una denuncia desde la cárcel los solidarios de la Voz del Amate sobre su situación.

In a report from the prison the solidarity of the Voice of Amate about your situation.

This month’s report focuses on the effects in Chiapas of the violence generated by the Federal government and the local counter-insurgency strategies in the context of the Mesoamerica Project, and warns of the dangers of armed conflict and reactivation of paramilitary groups in the state.

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On today’s show, we examine the new geography of war in the context of the “old” geography of Chiapas. We talk with a compa of ours on the ground in Chiapas, who reports on some of the most recent clashes of the low-intensity war in Mitzitón, Bachajón, and Tila. We use these events, and the bigger picture in which they take place, to help us frame the conversation about the new letter from Subcomandante Marcos: “Notes on War.”

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In-depth interview with Alejandro Reyes on the current state of repression and low-intensity war in Chiapas being waged against Zapatista communities and human rights organizations. Topics include: big-picture analysis focused on the Proyecto Mesoamérica, “sustainable rural cities,” and ecotourism; detailed reports on repression in Mitzitón, Bachajón, Tila, and the coast region; and some implications of the death of Samuel Ruiz. All in the context of the recent letter from Subcomandante Marcos to Professor Luis Villoro, titled “Notes on War.”