Justice in Mexico was joined this month by National Public Radio’s Mexico City-based correspondent Carrie Kahn as part of its La Tertulia Speaker Series. On February 6, Kahn sat down …
JMP hosts NPR’s Carrie Kahn in La Tertulia Speaker Series Read More »
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest Justice in Mexico News Monitor, covering the month of January 2014. The Justice in Mexico Project conducts original research, promotes public discourse, …
01/29/14 (written by octaviusrod) — A context of conflict and violence marked the end of 2013 for Mexico with the arrival of even more armed self-defense groups (grupos de autodefensa) …
01/27/14 — “I am Commander Five,” says a tall man, about 40 years old, dressed in a white shirt and black hat. He holds out his hand, in a bold …
Meet the armed vigilantes fighting for Michoacán Read More »
01/24/14 — Nine Mexican cities are listed among the 50 most violent cities in the world in 2013, according to a recent study by the Mexican organization Security, Justice, and …
Report on 50 most violent cities worldwide includes nine Mexican cities Read More »
01/20/14 — As part of the federal government’s attempt to retake control and provide security to southern Michoacán, an ongoing operation has led to the arrest of multiple high-ranking members …
01/16/14 – On January 16, Justice in Mexico’s David Shirk and Octavio Rodriguez joined a group of experts on Mexico to brief staffers from the U.S. Senate and the House …
Briefings at the Senate and the House of Representatives Read More »
11/30/13 – Self-defense groups in November continued their expansion in the troubled Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán, where the federal government has sent thousands of soldiers and agents of the Federal …
Vigilante groups continue expansion in western state of Michoacán Read More »
11/19/13 — Mexican authorities have discovered a number of mass graves this month in Jalisco and Guerrero containing more than 30 bodies, and more are expected as investigations continue. These …
Mass graves discovered in Jalisco and Guerrero, some with links to corrupt police Read More »
08/02/13 – July saw a surge in violence in the state of Michoacán in the Pacific Coast of Mexico, a month in which a self-defense group (grupo de autodefensa) was shot …
