SEGOB: Government targets cartels equally
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB) issued a press release reporting on the progress the government has made in fighting drug trafficking organizations. The report also said […]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
IFE fines Televisión Azteca $120 million pesos
The Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE) fined one of Mexico’s largest television networks, Televisión Azteca, the highest amount it has ever fined a television station: $122.4 million pesos, […]
Morelos: Supreme Court Justice erred on state’s gay marriage challenge
The Legal Counsel to the state of Morelos, Manuel Díaz Carbajal, suggested that the state could file a complaint with the nation’s Supreme Court to appeal a decision by one […]
Querétaro’s Human Rights Commission supports indigenous women’s appeal
On February 20, the State Commission on Human Rights of Querétaro (Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos de Querétaro, CEDHQ) filed a complaint against the continued detention of two indigenous women. […]
Supreme Court limits legislators’ slander immunity
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that its constitution does not grant federal representatives speech immunity for any and all statements they make. As such, they can be sued for alleged-slanderous statements under certain […]
