Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 14, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba Fac finding team leaves for Mexico to probe rights Ivi Exico Winnipeg free january a9 talks in envoy says by Paul Mooney Canadian press Montreal a four Mem ber delegation led by grand chief Ovide Mercredi left Montreal yesterday to investigate the human rights situation in the strife torn Chiapas Region of mexi the fac finding Mission was sent by de president of the International Centre for human rights and democratic develop and will return next were leaving Here with an open Mercredi said before his de we Hope we will find As Complete a picture As the fact that he is going As grand chief of the Assembly of first nations in Canada conveys a certain message to native Peoples in mexi Mercredi the Chiapas Region was torn by 12 Days of fighting Between the mexi can army and As Many As indigenous rebels calling themselves the Zap Atista National liberation ceasefire More than 100 people died in the which began mexi can president Carlos Salinas or dered a ceasefire wednesday and has sent former foreign minister Manuel Camacho soils to Lead talks with the Mercredi said aboriginal leaders Here May decide to Send a delegation of their own to the Region after he returns and reports to it depends on what we find one thing we wont do is impose our selves on if they want to handle the situation without any out Side interference then Well respect an elder with the ojibway nation of Northwestern Sarah Sab presented Mercredi with a gift of tobacco before he left and explained it was to protect him and help ensure the Success of his mis research experience head of the is accompanied by Peter director of programs at the International Centre for human rights and democratic Madeleine the centres program officer for latin America and Pierre a University of Montreal anthropologist who has extensive research experience in the area of indigenous people in Mexico and Central the delegation will meet local native government Church representatives and human rights groups and investigate Possi ble human rights abuses and issues such As native Peoples land in its report to the group will include recommendations for action that might be taken within the context of the North american free Trade the delegation will also report to the Federal foreign affairs depart Reuters san Cristobal de Las Ca peace commissioner said yesterday that he believes he will be Able to negotiate with rebels who staged a bloody uprising in the impoverished Southern state of but Manuel Camacho for eign minister before being named peace commissioner said he did not want to conduct negotiations through the Media and Dis closed Only a few details of his efforts to bring peace to the in the course of yesterday and this morning i have received one or two messages through the first signs of a possibility of communication have Camacho about soldiers have been deployed in Chiapas and More than 100 people have been killed since the Zap Atista National liberation army launched a rebellion against the mexican government by seizing Camacho right meets with Indian rights activist Ofelia me Dina left and Samuel Ruiz Bishop of san several Southern cities and towns on new years who is taking a gentle approach to the uprising in contrast to military efforts to crush it in the first few said he would Only re lease information about peace efforts if there were definite achieve ments to president Carlos Salinas de Gor Tari called a unilateral army cease fire ordering troops to fire Only if he described his action As a Mes Sage of peace and re Spect for human adding that he would Pardon guerrillas who Lay Down their residents of the tourist City of san Cristobal de Las the first town seized by the rebels held a peace March wednesday in the Colo Nial town shops and restaurants reopened and business activities appeared to return to Normal As optimism prevailed on the second Day of the but there were fears about what human rights workers might find As they began their exploration of the Small communities in the conflict i think there were a lot of executions in said Arturo of the Centre for Frontier studies and promotion of human rights of Reynosa in the Northern state of a Small town about 60 Kilometres from san saw some of the heaviest fighting in the first few Days of the the City of Winnipeg notice of special meeting City Centre Community committee the City Centre Community committee will hold a special meeting on tues january in the Community committee 300 Assiniboine Avenue at to consider the 1994 current All interested residents Are invited to attend councillor Glen fort Rouge Sandy River Heights councillor Amaro Daniel Mclntyre Carol Community clerk Telephone 9863157 january sales event sliding lower prices include freight tm4 Colt wet Bonau 4 Auto two tone air to arrange your personal viewing of All new 1995 1993 laser and drawer roof f r floor air emote one Only automatic fully must sell offers 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