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Transparency & accountability
Mexico offers $2 million for top drug lords
Mexico’s government has offered $2 million each for information leading to an arrest of the top 24 drug lords in the country. The drug cartels have killed over 9 million people ...
March 23, 2009
Transparency & accountability
Nothing had been done to Combat Drugs, Legislators Disagree
Senators argued the claim from the Pentagon that before Felipe Calderon’s Presidency, the Mexican government did very little to combat the drug trade. They also rejected the idea of sending ...
March 4, 2009
Justice in Mexico
Oral Trials Modified
In Zacatecas, standards are being modified from inquisitorial to oral trials, due to pressure from the international community. The state of Zacatecas has entered the process of public hearings and ...
March 3, 2009
Transparency & accountability
Use of Technology to Combat Crimes in Ciudad Juárez
Within the coming days, Ciudad Juárez will recieve more personnel, and begin to use more advanced technology and intelligence in the police sector. The hope is that the number of kidnappings, extortion, and ...
March 3, 2009
Transparency & accountability
Airport Security Program Begins
The objective of this new airport security program in the Mexico City airport is to ensure the safety of those who use the airport terminals and surrounding areas. A primary goal ...
March 2, 2009
Transparency & accountability
Mexico a Dangerous Choice for Spring Break
As college students start planning Spring Break, the U.S. State Department has issued a warning about traveling to Mexico. Drug violence remains high in border cities, and U.S. civilians can ...
March 2, 2009
Crime and Violence
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. ...
March 2, 2009
Transparency & accountability
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 ...
March 2, 2009
Crime and Violence
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 ...
March 2, 2009
Crime and Violence
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, ...
February 25, 2009
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