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Human Rights and Civil Society
CNDH questions a law
The national commission of human rights (CNDH) presented a demand of action to the Mexican Supreme Court (SCJN), claiming that Article 124 of the law of sustainable forest development in Nuevo Leon is not a safe ...
Human Rights and Civil Society
Oral Trial Competitions
National Oral Trial Competition “la Competencia Nacional de Litigación Oral,” was held recently. Rosalinda Ordoñez, Mayra Portillo Cecilia Mendoza Cristian Beiza and formed the team from Universidad Regional del Norte ...
Justice in Mexico
U.S. Officials Say They Will Not Prohibit the Sale of Arms in Their Country
The Mexican federal government announced the launch of a program that will invest funds to shield the northern border of Mexico to United States, and thereby curb the smuggling of ...
Crime and Violence
‘Semana Santa’ and Security
1500 officers from federal, state and municipal law enforcement agencies began their efforts today on border public security operations for the Easter holiday period in the border city of Reynosa. ...
Crime and Violence
Vicente Carillo Leyva, Check
Federal authorities today announced the capture of Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a suspected top leader of a family-run drug gang based in Ciudad Juarez and one of the country’s most-wanted figures. ...
Justice in Mexico
Mexico and the US Begin Talks on Arms Trafficking
The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Eduardo Medina Mora and Eric Holder, attornies from the United States and Mexico, met this Thursday to discuss the battle against trafficking ...
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 ...