Judicial Reform in Mexico
09/30/2024 (written by ecary) –One of the last presidential actions of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was passing an ambitious judicial reform, aiming to end corruption and give citizens the […]
09/30/2024 (written by ecary) –One of the last presidential actions of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was passing an ambitious judicial reform, aiming to end corruption and give citizens the […]
11/16/2023 (written by tfaris) – Two students at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey) Javier Francisco Arredondo Verdugo and Jorge Antonio Mercado Alonso were killed 13 years ago on
Extrajudicial Killing of Students From 13 Years Ago Finally Gets a Sentence Read More »
09/11/2023 (written by tfaris) – The International Day of Forced Disappearances, was observed August 30th, 2023 in Mexico and around the world. This day was started in 2011 by the
05/03/2023 (written by jcarrillo) – On April 12th, a Mexican delegation led by Rosa Icela Rodríguez, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (Secretaria de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana), visited
04/05/2023 (written by abrizuela) – On March 10, 2023, Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), admitted for the first time that his government monitored the phone of a human
AMLO Admits to Monitoring Phone of Human Rights Activist Read More »
03/01/2023 (written by jcarrillo) –On Wednesday, the Senate passed an election reform bill defanging the Instituto Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Institute, INE) with a 72-50 vote. The reform bill, commonly
“Plan B” reform bill passed despite backlash from opposition and citizens Read More »
02/24/2023 (written by abrizuela) – On February 21, 2023, Mexico’s former security minister and head of law enforcement, Genaro García Luna, was found guilty of all charges for which he was
Mexico’s former security minister found guilty on all counts for drug trafficking Read More »
02/24/2023 (written by abrizuela) – On January 27, 2023, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) condemned Mexico for its practice of arraigo and preventive detention. After examining a case
The Inter-American Court for Human Rights Condemns Mexico for Human Rights Abuses Read More »
02/15/2023 (written by abrizuela) – Mexico’s former Secretary of Public Security under Felipe Calderón administration (2006-2012) is facing charges in the United States. He is accused of colluding with the
García Luna faces drug trafficking conspiracy charges in the U.S. Read More »
11/29/2022 (written by isolis) – On the night of September 29, 2022, the international hacktivist group, Guacamaya, began leaking sensitive information and confidential documents from Mexico’s National Defense Department (Secretaría
Confidential Mexican Military Documents Leaked by Hacktivist Group Read More »