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Justice in Mexico

Lawyers preparing for oral trials

In Cuidad Victoria, Tamaulipas, constitutional reforms are advancing, and oral trials are becoming more of a reality.  Rafael Diez Piñeyro (Director del Instituto de Capacitación Técnica y Profesional de la …

Transparency & accountability

Children traumatized by drug war violence

Schools in Tujuana, Cuidad Juarez, and Monterrey have witnessed drug cartel violence in nearby streets.  “Children are scared and we have pupils with very serious emotional crises,” said Laura Elena …

Transparency & accountability

Calderon: no anti-drug raids with the U.S.

President Calderon announced that the U.S. and Mexico will not participate in joint anti-drug raids to reduce violence along the border region.  He called for greater cooperation between thetwo governments.  Calderon …

Human Rights and Civil Society

Public Ministry Training

With the aim of preparing 70 agents of the Public Ministry of the Attorney General of Guanajuato, to have basic knowledge of the adversarial criminal justice system, a new course …

Crime and Violence

Crime Down 70% in Chihuahua: “Thanks In Part to Federal Deployments,” – Attorney General

The Attorney General, Eduardo Medina-Mora said Thursday that violence in Juárez has been reduced by 70 percent with the strengthening of “Operativo Conjunto Chihuahua,” which went underway at the end …

Crime and Violence

152 Federal Police Officers Have Lost Their Lives in the Fight Against Crime

So far in the current Administration, 152 federal police officers have died during the fight that is held against drug trafficking and organized crime, said Deputy Secretary of Public Security, …

Transparency & accountability

Obama’s visits Mexico will yield positive results

  President Obamas next trip to Mexico will help soften hard feelings between the two countries and provide a foundation for these two presidents.  The U.S. and Mexico have many …

Transparency & accountability

Chihuahua is a brave state

Luis Camilo Osorio recognizes Chihuahua as a state that is trying to get back on its feet.  It has begun to establish oral trials and transparency mechanisms within the state, …

Crime and Violence

Drug-related Killings down 70%

The federal policein Ciudad Juárez has tripled its force, resulting in a decrease in cartel related violence and death in the area.  The secretary of public security, Genaro García Luna, stated …

Crime and Violence

Executions return to Chihuahua; 6 are killed

 After four days with no reports of executions, two men inside a car, Sergio Alberto Amaya Loya y José Luis Bernal Lara, were killed.  An agent of the department of …

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