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Desalojan a 80 familias de Teopisca, Chiapas

Title of entry:
Desalojan a 80 familias de Teopisca, Chiapas
Type of eviction:
Natural disasters or hazards
Region:
Americas
Country:
Mexico
City:
Teopisca, Chiapas
Neighbourhood:
Ejido Tzintul
Name of community or family threatened with eviction:
Ejido Tzintul
Estimated number of people affected (in figures):
320
Type of tenure:
Owners
Economic characteristics:
Informal sector work
Social characteristics:
Indigenous
Age group:
Various
Case history:
El gobierno de Chiapas decidió desalojar el 22 de octubre de 2010, a 80 familias indígenas del municipio de Teopisca por el riesgo que representan las grietas que ya han destruido 10 viviendas. Las grietas se abrieron después de las fuertes lluvias agosto del presente año, a la fecha ha derrumbado 10 casas y dañado 48 hectáreas de cultivo.
Scale of responsibility:
Local
Violations of international legislation:
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (art. 5) , International Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)
Reasons given for eviction (official and unofficial) :
El presidente municipal de Teopisca ordeno a las autoridades de protección civil el desalojo de 80 familias del ejido Tzintul.
Main events in the eviction (date, year, time):
El gobierno de Chiapas decidió desalojar el 22 de octubre de 2010, a 80 familias indígenas del municipio de Teopisca por el riesgo que representan las grietas que ya han destruido 10 viviendas.
Authorities planning or carrying out the eviction:
Presidente municipal de Teopisca, Luis Valdez Díaz
Organisations involved, their strengths and weaknesses, and their position on the problem :
Comisariado ejidal de Tzintul
Agencies, NGOs or other organisations providing support to the community affected:
no hay datos
Measures taken or proposed by community members and/or organisations supporting them to resist eviction and/or find alternative solutions:
no hay datos
Options or possible solutions proposed by local or national authorities for the communities affected:
Compensation , Relocation
Future strategies or measures proposed to deal with this case or other evictions :
no hay datos
Important future dates (specify what and when: day, month, year) :
no hay datos
Source of information (name, address and nature of involvement) :
guillermo rodriguez
Circuito presidentes 62, colonia Emiliano Zapata
Xalapa, Veracruz, méxico
Organsiations(s) providing information :
Comisariado ejidal de Tzintul, Modesto Pérez Ruíz
Relationship of community organisations involved with IAI:
None
Update:
22/10/2010
Date of complaint:
27 de octubre de 2010
Editor:
guillermo rodriguez