Navi Pillay Plans an Upcoming Visit to Mexico to Discuss Human Rights
06/30/11 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, will be visiting Mexico from July 3 through July 9 to discuss issues concerning human rights with authorities at both federal and local levels of government. Pillay will be making the visit at the invitation of the Mexican government. She will be welcomed … Read more
Federal District Legislature Approves Femicide Reforms
06/30/11 — The Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal, ALDF) recently approved reforms that focus on the prevention and punishment of femicide by further defining and criminalizing the act, which is the targeting and killing of women based on their sex. The ALDF approved the proposed reforms on June 29 with … Read more
New Program is Created to Prevent Kidnappings
06/30/11 – A new national program designed to combat kidnapping in Mexico was approved today on June 30. The program, known as the National Program to Prevent and Sanction Kidnappings (Programa Nacional para Prevenir y Sancionar el Secuestro), was announced by Attorney General Marisela Morales during the 30th session of the National Security Conference (Sesión … Read more
