self-defense groups

Self-defense groups continue to show force in Mexico

May 17, 2019 May 21, 2019 / Crime and Violence

05/17/19 (written by kheinle) — The Mexican Government’s ongoing battle to quell self-defense groups (grúpos de autodefensa) continues to make news. Such groups rose in 2013 and 2014 when community …

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Mexico ranks poorly in WJP’s Rule of Law Index™

January 24, 2016 March 16, 2016 / Crime and Violence, Judicial Reform

01/24/16 (written by kheinle) — Mexicans have long been frustrated with the government’s perceived inability and ineffectiveness in upholding the rule of law. This oftentimes results in civilians taking the law into …

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