Limiting Indigenous Autonomy in Chiapas, Mexico: The State Governments Use of the Discourse of Human Rights
Author(s)
Speed, Shannon; Collier, J.
Abstract
State government in Chiapas, Mexico, imposes a literal interpretation of human rights documents and intervenes in communities of indigenous people whose leaders displease government officials. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is here used to rendering indigenous leaders unable to control state sanctions.
