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No death penalty for kidnappers
The Justice Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Mexico’s lower house, finished working on a bill that would increase the criminal penalties for kidnapping, but would not include capital punishment. …
US decries near-monopoly for telecommunications in Mexico
On Monday April 5, the United States Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) urged Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission (Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones, Cofetel), to take action against a company often accused of …
Calderón targets monopolies
On Monday, April 5, President Calderón presented to the Chamber of Deputies a 10-point proposal that targets monopolies, trusts, and other anti-competitive business in Mexico. The President stated that this …
Gulf Cartel defends its territory from Zetas
The criminal organization known as the Zetas used to be the enforcement wing of the Gulf Cartel, a powerful drug trafficking organization. The Zetas were mostly former Mexican military trained …
Raped pre-teen denied abortion
A 10-year-old Mayan girl has become the center of a controversy regarding abortion under exigent circumstances in Mexico, where the procedure is more restricted than in the United States. The …
Cd. Juárez security no longer Army’s job; goes to Federal Police
The last day of March brought an important announcement from the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB) regarding the presence of the army in the important border city …
The leader of Los Zetas of Cancún captured
On Saturday the 27, military intelligence officials detained the leader of Los Zetas of Cancún, Erick Alejandro Martínez Lopez, alias el Motokles, at the Mexico City airport. The National Defense …
Six individuals found dead in Morelos
Yesterday morning the municipal police of Morelos found the bodies of six individuals who were murdered in two separate occasions. Authorities stated that the bodies were found in different areas …
Five myths about Mexico’s drug war
The Justice in Mexico Project collaborated with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on this article from the Washington Post. In Mexico last week, Secretary of State Hillary …
March 2010 news report
For a more in-depth look and follow up on many of the stories that appear on the blog and other news in Mexico, check out the Justice in Mexico Project’s …
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