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State of Mexico Public Defender’s Office hopes that oral trials will reduce prison overcrowding
Omar Zedillo Villavicencio, director of the Public Defender’s Office for the State of Mexico (Edomex), said that he expects oral trials to help alleviate prison overpopulation in the state by …
Oral trials in Oaxaca to face challenge after the murder of a young girl
Dozens marched in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, to demand justice for the killing of Heidi Yoselín Bacilo Gómez, a young girl murdered in early June, whose accused killer will be tried …
First oral trial in Morelos criticized for insufficient evidence
The first oral trial carried out in Morelos, the most recent state to engage in such hearings, is being criticized by attorneys, who claim that the case, involving a man …
San Luis Potosí begins process of training personnel for justice reform implementation
The state of San Luis Potosí has begun training justice personnel for the implementation of federal justice reforms passed by the nation’s congress in March of last year and signed …
New Special Prosecutor for Human Rights in Baja California
After questioning nine candidates, the congress of Baja California selected Heriberto García García to act as the next Special Prosecutor for Human Rights for the state, a position that carries …
Autonomous University of Baja California prepares for oral trials course
Beginning in August, the Autonomous University of Baja California’s law school will incorporate oral trials into its curriculum in preparation for such hearings to begin in Mexicali next year, and …
Second Durango reporter murdered in less than a month
Eliseo Barrón Hernández, reporter for the newspaper La Opinion in Torreón, Coahuila, was found dead in a canal wrapped in plastic May 26, with at least 10 bullet wounds. He …
Mexican Episcopal Conference demands justice in killing of minister, two seminarians in Guerrero
The Mexican Episcopal Conference (Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano, CEM), is demanding justice in the killings of father Habacuc Hernández and seminarians Eduardo Oregón Benítez and Silvestre González, who were shot …
Yucatán Attorney General investigating a possible prostitution and human trafficking ring
The state of Yucatán’s Attorney General’s Office announced in mid-June that it had opened an investigation into claims made by two Costa Rican women that they were kidnapped by Mexican …
54 through-migrants kidnapped per day in Mexico: National Human Rights Commission
A report released in mid-June by the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) found that an average of 54 undocumented Central and South American migrants are kidnapped each day in Mexico. …
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