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Human Rights and Civil Society

Internet movements promote greater transparency and accountability during Mexican elections

Some Mexican citizens participated in the July federal midterm election in innovative ways as they used the Internet and social networking tools to encourage greater transparency and accountability from candidates …

Transparency & accountability

Scrutiny on public officials and owners in June fire at ABC day care center in Hermosillo, Sonora

In the aftermath of the devastating fire in May that claimed the lives of 47 children at the ABC day care center in Hermosillo, Mexican authorities have come under attack …

Transparency & accountability

Mexico’s NGOs to undergo analysis by international group

An international alliance of groups that promote citizen action, CIVICUS, is undergoing an analysis of civic groups in Mexico to get a better idea of their structure, as well as …

Transparency & accountability

Mexico’s top auditor wants more powers to sanction public workers

Mexico’s top-ranking federal auditor Arturo Gonzalez de Aragon is calling for a reform to the constitution to allow his office the power to not just recommend corrective actions but to …

Transparency & accountability

Study looks at how states are responding to demand for greater accountability

A recently published study into accountability among state governments explores how greater autonomy for state governments has not translated into greater efficiency and sensitivity to citizen demands for information. The …

Transparency & accountability

Drug traffickers infiltrating Mexican soccer teams

Mexican soccer teams are being used by drug trafficking groups to launder money and as a means to corrupt local officials, according to a report sponsored by the Organization for …

Transparency & accountability

List of suspected corrupt police found in hands of drug trafficker in Monterrey

The Mexican Army captured a suspected top operator with the Beltrán Leyva drug organization who had a list that included the names of 33 police officers in the city of …

Transparency & accountability

Mexico City filming commission seen as a step against corruption

Mexico City has created a Filming Commission and it is being lauded by some movie makers as a significant step to prevent authorities from forcing film makers to pay bribes …

Transparency & accountability

92 Hidalgo law enforcement authorities investigated for ties to drug traffickers

A total of 92 police officers and investigators in the Mexican state of Hidalgo are being investigated for their ties to drug trafficking groups while they are under house arrest. …

Transparency & accountability

More detentions of Mexican immigration agents at the Mexico City airport

A Mexican immigration agent and a department chief assigned to the airport in Mexico City were detained on suspicion of trafficking immigrations in June. The two allegedly were caught allowing …

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