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Human Rights and Civil Society

CNDH Challenges Before the Supreme Court new ‘Ley Organica’ of the PGR

The national ombudsman, Jose Luis Soberanes Fernández went before the Supreme Court of the Nation (SCJN) to question the constitutionality of  a new  law from the Attorney General’s Office (PGR). …

Transparency & accountability

Perception of corruption affects Mexico’s standings in World Bank Governability report

The World Bank released its most recent report on Worldwide Governance Indicators, and Mexico’s standing was impacted by its perceived troubles with political stability, violence and corruption. The results put …

Justice in Mexico

United Nations annual drug report advocates more integrated approach to drug problem

In its annual drug report released in late June, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found substantial decreases in cultivation and production of cocaine, opium, and cannabis …

Justice in Mexico

U.S. Congress could withhold Mérida Initiative funds on human rights grounds

Increased international attention from the media and human rights organizations to alleged abuses by Mexican soldiers against civilians could pressure the U.S. State Department and Congress to withhold funds from …

Justice in Mexico

U.S. Justice Department asks to drop charges against Ye Gon; opens door for extradition to Mexico

U.S. federal prosecutors asked a Washington, D.C. district judge to drop charges against Chinese-Mexican businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, citing problems with key witnesses. Ye Gon was arrested by federal authorities …

Human Rights and Civil Society

National Human Rights Commission declares Federal Police law unconstitutional

The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has submitted a claim of unconstitutionality to Mexico’s Supreme Court against the Federal Police law, on the grounds that it violates the principle of …

Justice in Mexico

Midterm elections leave future of Calderón security measures uncertain

President Calderón’s ruling National Action Party (PAN) was dealt a blow in the July 5 midterm elections, losing its plural majority in the lower house of Congress, the Chamber of …

Crime and Violence

Additional troops sent to Ciudad Juárez along with regular rotation

In addition to the 1,000 soldiers sent to Chihuahua to replace others in a routine rotation, 1,500 more were sent to the embattled state to address the spiraling violence. Chihuahua …

Crime and Violence

Retaliatory cartel violence in Michoacán prompts troop deployment

The capture in Michoacán of Arnoldo Rueda Medina, one of La Familia Michoacana’s top bosses, was followed by what Mexican media have characterized as the largest ever offensive by organized …

Crime and Violence

Cartel violence ticks up mid-summer; down slightly for first half of 2009

According to Reforma’s running tally of cartel-related killings or ejecuciones, such violence is up slightly since the past reporting period, though down over the first six months of 2009 as …

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