Ongoing Prison Clashes Underscore Growing Criminal Violence in Zacatecas

January 25, 2021

The latest outbreak of prison violence in Zacatecas continues to highlight the state’s emergence as a key epicenter of organized crime-related violence in Mexico. In the early morning hours...

CNDH’s 2020 Recommendations on Human Rights Violations

January 22, 2021

Photo: Wikimedia. Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, CNDH) issued 90 standard recommendations (recomendaciones) in 2020 against offending...

Mexican Security Law Reforms May Impact Bilateral Initiatives on Organized Crime

January 11, 2021

The National Regeneration Movement (Movimiento Regeneración Nacional, MORENA), President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) ruling party, passed a new law that curbs the role of foreign...

Querétaro at the forefront of Mexico’s justice system

January 2, 2021

Image: Justice in Mexico. 01/02/20 (written by kheinle) – The State of Querétaro appears to be the model in Mexico for implementing the Accusatorial Criminal Justice System (Sistema de Justicia...

Former governor assassinated as CJNG continues asserting its power

December 28, 2020

12/28/20 (written by kheinle) – One of the most high-profile killings in recent years in Mexico occurred on December 18 when Aristóteles Sandoval was shot and killed in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco....


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