Five myths about Mexico’s drug war
The Justice in Mexico Project collaborated with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on this article from the Washington Post. In Mexico last week, Secretary of State Hillary …
The Justice in Mexico Project collaborated with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on this article from the Washington Post. In Mexico last week, Secretary of State Hillary …
According to The Dallas Morning News, an almost complete news censorship has been imposed along much of Mexico’s border with Texas, specifically in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas and the …
Journalism censored by violence in the border state of Tamaulipas Read More »
In late February, the state of Tamaulipas experienced several incidents of violence in several of its municipalities, including Reynosa, Valle Hermosa, Miguel Aleman, San Fernando, Matamoros, and others. These incidents …
From Édgar Ávila of the newspaper, El Universal, is an article summarizing comments made by officials in the signing of the “Boca del Rio” commitment letter, a collaborative effort to …
According to La Jornada, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the assassination of journalist, José Bladimir Antuna García, writer for the newspaper, Tiempo de Durango. The commission called on …
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According to El Universal, soldiers of the Mexican army bombarded an agent of the Federal Public Ministry with bullets after a chase that led to confrontation. Up to the time …
Major Valentin Diaz was named director of the Guerrero State Ministerial Police on October 7th. Diaz is a native of Veracruz and retired air force major who spent the past …
This week, El Universal ran a series of reports by two teams of journalists on drug trafficking and its impacts north of the border, looking especially at U.S.-side corruption and retail distribution …
According to La Jornada, local authorities reported that Noberto Miranda Madrid, a reporter who wrote about security issues, was gunned down and assassinated by an armed group in Casa Grandes, …
In his last address to representatives of the congress of Mexico City (DF) as president of the DF Human Rights Commission (CDHDF), Emilio ÁlvarezIcaza applauded the progress his organization has …
Nearing the end of his term, Mexico City human rights ombudsman reports on his tenure Read More »