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Transparency panel orders that firearm information be disclosed
The Federal Institute for Access to Public Information (Instituto Federal de Acceso a la Información, IFAI) ordered the Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, Sedena) to disclose …
Ciudad Juárez receives supplemental stimulus package
On Tuesday, Governor José Reyes Baeza announced that an additional $600 million pesos would be invested in Ciudad Juárez this year as part of a new program called “Immediate Action” …
Report finds some of those responsible in Hermosillo nursery fire
A preliminary report issued by an investigative commission sparked a sensitive political issue that had been dormant for the last few months. On June 5, 2009, a fire broke out …
State public security agencies sign on for additional funds
Juan Miguel Alcántara, executive secretary of the National System of Public Security (Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública), reported that along with the governors of Campeche, Durango, Nayarit, Nuevo León and …
Unification of the various police agencies underway
Mario Zaldívar Mijares, the Municipal Director of Public Security for the city of Durango, explained that the project unifying municipal police corporations is currently in the modification of municipal laws …
SEGOB: Government targets cartels equally
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB) issued a press release reporting on the progress the government has made in fighting drug trafficking organizations. The report also said …
IFE fines Televisión Azteca $120 million pesos
The Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE) fined one of Mexico’s largest television networks, Televisión Azteca, the highest amount it has ever fined a television station: $122.4 million pesos, …
Morelos: Supreme Court Justice erred on state’s gay marriage challenge
The Legal Counsel to the state of Morelos, Manuel Díaz Carbajal, suggested that the state could file a complaint with the nation’s Supreme Court to appeal a decision by one …
Querétaro’s Human Rights Commission supports indigenous women’s appeal
On February 20, the State Commission on Human Rights of Querétaro (Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos de Querétaro, CEDHQ) filed a complaint against the continued detention of two indigenous women. …
Supreme Court limits legislators’ slander immunity
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that its constitution does not grant federal representatives speech immunity for any and all statements they make. As such, they can be sued for alleged-slanderous statements under certain …
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