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FNS: Border “Colombianization” expands
As reported by Frontera NorteSur: Baja California Attorney General Rommel Moreno Manjarrez has announced that Colombian specialists will provide anti-kidnapping training to state law enforcement officials. Members of the Colombian …
Baja California Ranks Third in Kidnappings
According to a recent report by the National System of Public Security (SNSP)- Baja California is the third state with the highest rates of kidnapping. The report also revealed that …
Veracruz: 46 Transit Officers Arrested for Possible Connection to Kidnapping of MX Customs Official
On Tuesday June 2 elements of the Army and Federal Police- in conjunction with authorities from Veracruz- took over the Traffic Directorate at the port of Veracruz and arrested 46 …
Human rights group alleges torture, arbitrary detention of eight suspected of assault in Chiapas
The Chiapas-based human rights group Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (Frayba) has filed an injunction to halt legal proceedings against eight men accused of robbing vehicles traveling on the Ocosingo-Palenque …
Tlaxcala Supreme Court president criticizes legislators for ignoring justice reforms
The president of Tlaxcala’s Supreme Court Luis Aquiahuatl Hernández has criticized state and federal legislators for not budgeting sufficient resources for the changes and modifications needed for implementing justice reforms, …
Federal District legislator denounces crimes against women in nation’s capitol
Carla Sánchez Armas local deputy from the leftist Social Democratic Party alleged in late-April that there are serious crimes against women in the nations capital, citing the 244 “femicides” (feminicidios) …
Federal District seeks to apply local asset forfeiture laws nationwide
The government of the Federal District (DF) will seek to seize assets and properties located in any state of the nation if they are deemed to be used for criminal …
Journalist investigating official corruption assassinated in Durango
Tiempo de Durango reporter Carlos Ortega Melo Samper was killed by gunmen as they attempted to kidnap him as he was returning to his home in the Santa María El …
Human Rights Watch accuses Mexican military of systematic abuses
Human Rights Watch (HRW) appealed to the Mexican government to hold the military accountable for what it characterized as systematic human rights abuses against detainees, contradicting previous official statements that …
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hears Juárez femicide case
Hearings in the Inter-American Human Rights Court, known as CIDH by its Spanish acronym, on the case of three young women murdered in Ciudad Juárez in 2001 concluded on April …