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Crime and Violence

Successors of Sinaloa Cartel captured along with five agents

On Monday, Mexican federal forces captured José Manuel García Simental, alias “El Chiquilín“, and  Raydel López Uriarte, alias “El Muletas“, brother  to Teodoro García Simental “El Teo,” who was detained …

Crime and Violence

Six decapitated bodies found in Michoacán

According to the Attorney General’s Office of Michoacán the decapitated bodies of six individuals were located early in the morning on Friday in the interior of an abandoned van in …

Human Rights and Civil Society

Mexican Supreme Court upholds major tax law

The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice upheld the constitutionality of the country’s flat tax (IETU, Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Unica) this month. Mexico implemented a national flat tax two years …

Crime and Violence

Juarez shooting leaves 16 dead

Following an attack on a group of students at a party in Ciudad Juarez this past Sunday, the Mayor José Reyes Ferriz, reported Monday morning that the number of those …

Human Rights and Civil Society

Human rights court criticizes Mexico’s response to feminicides

The Inter-American Court on Human Rights, which hears cases of human rights violations by governments, reprimanded the Mexican government for its pitiful response to the infamous female homicides in Ciudad …

Transparency & accountability

U.S. asks congress for 310 million dollars under Merida Initiative

On Monday, the United States Government solicited congress for the allocation of 410 million dollars to Latin America for the fiscal year 2011, starting October 1. The money would be …

Human Rights and Civil Society

Indigenous people face different legal rules

In Mexico, the indigenous population makes up about 12 million people or 13% of the national population. However, many indigenous advocates still complain that they  face difficulties in making themselves …

Crime and Violence

Sonora – Confrontations between two drug trafficking groups leaves seven dead

Seven people were killed during a confrontation between two armed groups early this morning in the municipality of Magdalena which is located in the northern zone of Sonora, 80 kilometers …

Justice in Mexico

American and Mexican border states establish same vaccine requirements

It is common knowledge that tens of thousands of people cross the US-Mexico border every day for work, school, vacation, or other reasons. Many extended families near the border often …

Justice in Mexico

Former Guatemalan President’s extradition to U.S. impeded

Under an extradition treaty, a US federal court had previously issued a warrant for the arrest of former-president Alfonso Portillo (served 2000-2003) for money laundering. Though Portillo already faces criminal …

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