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New penal system in Chihuahua criticized
The Secretary of the Interior (secretario de Gobernación), Fernando Gómez Mont, pointed at the penal system in Chihuahua as being one of the main causes of the misgovernment that is lived there, and …
Four men shot down at gas station, amongst them an eight year old boy
This Wednesday night four men, one of which was a minor of eight years, were shot to death at a gas station by a group of armed individuals who traveled …
Death of Arizona Rancher Robert Krentz stirs more controversy
According to Arizona Daily Star, Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever is not investigating a person in Mexico for the killing of Southern Arizona rancher Robert Krentz who was found shot …
Human Rights Commission in Durango concludes investigations into the 2009 deaths of 24 inmates
As part of his report for the year 2009, José Luis Armendáriz González, president of the Human Rights Commission for the state of Durango (Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos—CEDH), said investigations have …
Eight killed in Guerrero, five in a soccer field
The state Secretariat of Public Security of Guerrero (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública estatal) reported the killing of five people while playing soccer in the town of Xaltianguis, in the municiplaity of Acapulco. A group …
Eight killed in a bar in Ciudad Juarez
In the early hours of Wednesday an armed commando killed eight men-amongst them were two minors-while opening fire in a “Bar Aristos” in Ciudad Juarez. According to AFP the gunmen …
Mexico responds to report by Amnesty International highlighting immigrant rights abuses
The Mexican government recognized the need to return to issues surrounding migrants in the country that are victims of abuse, reiterating the policy of commitment to human rights in general, …
Leader of the Beltrán Leyva cartel captured
The Mexican Army captured Gerardo Álvarez Vázquez ––also known as El Indio, El Chayán, and El Cantante— one of the closest collaborators to the deceased drug boss Arturo Beltrán Leyva. …
Eight members of the drug cartel “La Familia” captured
This Thursday the Federal Police (Policía Federal) reported the capture of eight people linked to the drug cartel “La Familia Michoacana,” an act that occurred the 19 on the Valle de …
Armed group invades National Institute of Migration in Veracruz, taking 13 immigrants
The Federal Attorney General’s Office (La Procuraduría General de la República -PGR) stated that a group of armed individuals entered the facilities of the National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migración—INM) in the …