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Reports indicate that four OCGs are forming a “cartel of cartels” alliance
09/07/14 — New reports have emerged indicating the start of possible alliance growing among several of Mexico’s top organized crime groups (OCGs). According to information gathered from official U.S. and …
Justice in Mexico prepares “Justiciabarómetro” in Tijuana
Justice in Mexico visited Mexico to prepare the implementation of a study of police in the city of Tijuana. Tijuana will be the third police department to be analyzed by the study after the Metropolitan …
News Monitor Vol. 9 No. 8 now available!
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest Justice in Mexico News Monitor, covering the month of August 2014. The Justice in Mexico Project conducts original research, promotes public discourse, and …
Former PAN officials implicated in alleged illegal money transfer
08/28/14 (written by cmolzahn) — Deputies from different political parties in the Veracruz congress have moved to open an investigation into allegations of illegal money transfers between the former head …
Justice in Mexico conducts field research on justice system reform
In late August 2014, Justice in Mexico project researchers Octavio Rodriguez and David Shirk visited Mexico City to gather information for a forthcoming report on efforts to implement sweeping changes …
Michoacán public security strategy in spotlight amidst a rash of arrests of public figures
08/27/14 (written by cmolzahn) — Rodrigo Vallejo Mora, son of former Michoacán Governor Fausto Vallejo, has been detained by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) while …
IFAI faces criticism for not challenging constitutionality of new telecommunications law
08/26/14 (written by cmolzahn) — By a vote of four to three, the Federal Institute of Access to Information and Protection of Data (Instituto Federal de Acceso a la Información …
CIDH report voices concern over treatment of child migrants in Mexico
08/26/14 (written by cmolzahn) — In its report entitled “Human rights of migrants and other persons in the context of human mobility in Mexico,” the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (Comisión …
Ministry of the Interior releases more data on disappeared persons in Mexico
08/23/14 — Mexico’s Interior Ministry (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB) released conflicting data again on the number of disappeared persons (desaparecidos) in Mexico. In a message delivered on August 21 by …
New committee created to evaluate NSJP implementation
Mexico’s Interior Ministry (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB) recently announced the creation of a new committee that will regularly evaluate and monitor the implementation efforts of the new criminal justice system (Nuevo Sistema de Justicia Penal, NSJP). The Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (Comté de Evaluación y Seguimiento de la Implementación del NSJP) will report directly to Mexico’s NSJP Coordination Council (Consejo de Coordinación), delivering a bi-annual summary on their findings.