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Durango has Surpassed Sinaloa in Executions
For many years, border states have been the places with the highest amounts of violence. So far this year, Durango has surpassed Sinaloa in the amount of executions in 2009. …
IACHR, ACONUDH, and AI Condemn Death of Defenders
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Office of the High Commissioner of the United Nations Organization of Human Rights (ACONUDH) and Amnesty International (AI) have condemned the murder …
Death Threats to Policemen in Ensenada
The municiple police recieved threats over an emergency phone early Wednesday morning. Police in this area have called a meeting because many are deciding to leave the police force. “We …
Drug Violence Creeping into Arizona
The drug war and escalating violence has spread into Arizona, leading to more kidnappings and shootings in the state. Arizona for a long time has been a gateway for drugs, …
Violence Due to Trials a Possibility
President of the High Court of Morelos, Ricardo Rosas Pérez, stated that the security and safety of the citizens in the state needs to be established if oral trials are …
2010 Trials
According to Attorney General Rommel Moreno Manjarrez, the first oral trialin Baja Californis will be postponed until 2010 due to some technical issues. Moreno Manjarrez has faith that within the …
Oral Trials in Guanajuato
Felipe Borrego (técnico para la implementación de reformas constitucionales en materia de justicia y seguridad) stated that Guanajuato is lagging behind other states in its judicial reforms and oral trials, …
Govenor of Chihuahua Attacked
The governor of Chihuahua, Jose Reyes Baeza Terrazas, was attacked on Feb. 22nd by gunmen opening fire on his convoy. Baeza was uninjured in the incident, while one bodyguard was …
Mexico: Juárez Police Threatened
Last Wednesday, cardboard signs appeared on businesses and homes warning that one police officer will be killed everyday unless the police chief, Roberto Orduña, resigned. On Friday, Orduña did resign …
Marchers Block US Border to Protest Army Presence
Protesters along three border cities on Tuesday held up traffic for 2 hours, demanding that the army leave. This was the largest display against the army’s role in the anti-drug …