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Investigation continues into kidnapping of 43 education students by municipal police in Iguala, Guerrero
10/20/14 (written by cmolzahn) — The state of Guerrero finds itself in a security crisis following the kidnapping of 43 education students in Iguala near the border with Morelos and …
21 alleged human remains found in Ecatepec’s Grand Canal in Edomex
10/18/14 (written by ashoffner) — An investigation is underway to determine the story behind what is believed to be the skeletal remains of at least 21 bodies that were pulled …
Director of Sinaloan newspaper reported missing
10/18/14 (written by cissel) — Another Mexican journalist has been the target of violence, this time in the state of Sinaloa. Jesús Antonio Gamboa Uriás (39), the head of the …
Obama nominates Maria Echaveste as U.S. ambassador to Mexico
10/16/14 (written by sramirez) — President Barack Obama recently announced his nomination for the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, naming Maria Echaveste on September 18 as his top choice to …
CNDH addresses complaints of sexual abuse in schools throughout Mexico
10/16/14 (written by mrangel) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, CNDH) has issued a general recommendation to the Secretary of Public Education (Secretaría de …
Beltrán Leyva Organization leader, “El H,” arrested in Guanajuato
10/14/14 — Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, SEDENA) confirmed the arrest of the presumed leader of the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO), Héctor Beltrán Leyva, following …
“El Viceroy,” leader of the Juárez Cartel, arrested in Coahuila
10/11/14 — Mexican officials detained another leader of a major Mexican drug trafficking organization with the arrest of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, “El Viceroy,” the leader of the Juárez Cartel, on October …
News Monitor Vol. 9 No. 9 now available!
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest Justice in Mexico News Monitor, covering the month of September 2014. The Justice in Mexico Project conducts original research, promotes public discourse, and …
Justice in Mexico deploys groundbreaking study of police in the city of Tijuana
Thanks to the support of the Open Society Foundation (OSF), Justice in Mexico and our partner organizations—the Instituto para Democracia y Seguridad, the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, the Universidad de …
Eight members of Mexican Army arrested in connection with massacre of 22
09/30/14 (written by cmolzahn) — Eight members of the Mexican Army have been apprehended for their involvement in the killing of 22 suspected members of organized crime—21 men and one …