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 […]
Transparency & accountability
Extrajudicial Killing of Students From 13 Years Ago Finally Gets a Sentence
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
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International Day of Forced Disappearances recalls case of 43 disappeared students from Ayotzinapa
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
A Mexican delegation traveled to Washington D.C. in support of bilateral cooperation to fight fentanyl and firearms trafficking
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
AMLO Admits to Monitoring Phone of Human Rights Activist
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
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“Plan B” reform bill passed despite backlash from opposition and citizens
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
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Mexico’s former security minister found guilty on all counts for drug trafficking
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
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The Inter-American Court for Human Rights Condemns Mexico for Human Rights Abuses
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
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García Luna faces drug trafficking conspiracy charges in the U.S.
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
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Confidential Mexican Military Documents Leaked by Hacktivist Group
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
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