Environmental Activists Under Attack in Mexico
Mexican environmental activists have increasingly been under attack. Just in the last five months, at least six environmental activists have been murdered.
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Homicides and Disappearances Reach New Levels in 2019
01/14/20 (written by kheinle) – The last year of the decade was one of Mexico’s most violent years on record. Homicides and disappearances played critical roles in driving up the …
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A Look at Violence in Mexico City: Femicides and Underreporting
08/07/19 (written by kheinle) — Both the country of Mexico and the nation’s capital city, Ciudad de México (CDMX), have garnered attention for their high levels of crime and violence …
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Homicide Rates and Clandestine Graves Highlight Mexico’s Systemic Challenges
06/26/19 (written by kheinle) — The first six months of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sexenio (2018-2024) have proven to be the most violent such period for a president in …
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Fighting escalates between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
08/29/16 (written by kheinle) — The turf battle between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel has heated up recently. The rivalry …
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Justice in Mexico publishes two new working papers
3/17/16 (written by msmith) – Two new working papers are now available from Justice in Mexico. From examining the fundamental features of Mexico’s criminal justice system to analyzing whether there has been …
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