Tag Archives: Oaxaca
Ortiz Condemned By Mexico’s Highest Court
Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that hated governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz was responsible for gross violations of human rights during the 2006 Oaxaca uprising – but no sanctions are to be brought against him. Ortiz, who presided over the brutal repression of thousands in the region during a mass uprising against his rule, has retained [...]
Administration sacked in Oaxacan town
Section 22 of the teachers’ union in Oaxaca, Mexico, seems to have won a partial victory in its campaign to oust the existing government in San Pedro Jicayan.The Oaxacan Legislature agreed to remove powers from the town’s administration in an extraordinary session and declared the town to be in a “state of ungovernability”. Salary payments [...]
