Guerrro’s new public security chief
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 …
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 …
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 »
Protests erupted in southern Oaxaca as members of the Section 22 teachers’ union demanded justice for the shooting death of one of its members during a clash August 27 with …
Escalating conflict between two rival Oaxaca teachers’ unions leaves two dead Read More »
Eliseo Barrón Hernández, reporter for the newspaper La Opinion in Torreón, Coahuila, was found dead in a canal wrapped in plastic May 26, with at least 10 bullet wounds. He …
Second Durango reporter murdered in less than a month Read More »
Amidst a renewed escalation of violence in Ciudad Juárez, across the border from El Paso, complaints of human rights abuses continue to surface against Mexican soldiers, who now are carrying …
Claims of abuses by soldiers in Juárez continue to surface Read More »