In an attempt to revamp the judicial police force and incorporate a unite specialized in investigation, the Attorney General of the Distrito Federal (PGJDF) will establish an advisory council composed …
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The organization Human Rights Watch said that the evidence of unpunished registered cases of military abuses contradicts President Felipe Calderón. “The claim of President Felipe Calderón today that cases of …
With the continued military presence in populated areas of Chihuahua, Baja California, Michoacán, and Guerrero among other states, claims of unlawful entry, torture, and forced disappearances by Mexican soldiers continue …
A blogger brought attention to the possible misuse of public funds for Mexico’s participation in World Fairs. His research is raising additional questions over how money is being used to …
Researcher finds financial discrepancies in Mexican participation in World Fairs Read More »
Some Mexican citizens participated in the July federal midterm election in innovative ways as they used the Internet and social networking tools to encourage greater transparency and accountability from candidates …
The national ombudsman, Jose Luis Soberanes Fernández went before the Supreme Court of the Nation (SCJN) to question the constitutionality of a new law from the Attorney General’s Office (PGR). …
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The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has submitted a claim of unconstitutionality to Mexico’s Supreme Court against the Federal Police law, on the grounds that it violates the principle of …
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Eliseo Barrón Hernández, reporter for the newspaper La Opinion in Torreón, Coahuila, was found dead in a canal wrapped in plastic May 26, with at least 10 bullet wounds. He …
Second Durango reporter murdered in less than a month Read More »
The Mexican Episcopal Conference (Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano, CEM), is demanding justice in the killings of father Habacuc Hernández and seminarians Eduardo Oregón Benítez and Silvestre González, who were shot …
The state of Yucatán’s Attorney General’s Office announced in mid-June that it had opened an investigation into claims made by two Costa Rican women that they were kidnapped by Mexican …
