The ICJ released today a preliminary report of its mission to Mexico from 1-10 February 1994 with regard to the recent insurrection of the indigenous peoples in the Mexican State of Chiapas.
Los sucesos vividos en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos a principios de 1994, pusieron al descubierto una situación de discriminación y de postergación que afectaba principalmente a importantes núcleos de población indígena. Por otro lado las noticias recibidas de organizaciones afines en México y lo difundido por medios internacionales de comunicación social, hacían temer que en Chiapas se estuvieran produciendo violaciones graves de derechos humanos con motivo del levantamiento indígena y la acción gubernamental de
respuesta. Ello decidió a la CIJ a enviar con urgencia una misión a México.
Mexico-indigenous rebellion Chiapas-fact finding mission-1994-spa (download full report in PDF)
The ICJ is sending an eight-day fact-finding mission to Mexico today.
The aim of the mission is to investigate the situation prevailing in the southern Mexican State of Chiapas where an armed insurrection led by the “Zapatista National Liberation Army”‘ has met a strong military response.
The mission is comprised of Dr Alejandro Artucio (ICJ Legal Officer for Latin America) and Dr Eduardo Luis Duhalde (Argentina). They will meet officials of the Federal Mexican Government, members of the State authorities of Chiapas, representatives of the local indigenous peoples and of human rights organizations, political and religious leaders as well as all other parties concerned.
Los sucesos vividos en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos a principios de 1994, pusieron al descubierto una situación de discriminación y de postergación que afectaba principalmente a importantes núcleos de población indígena.
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