In a case that has important ramifications both for access to information and for human rights investigations in Mexico, a federal judge declared last week that the country’s information commissioners can and should determine whether an infamous 2010 massacre of 72 migrants in Tamaulipas state by alleged agents of the Zetas drug cartel might constitute a grave violation of human rights under established international legal norms. Continue reading
Our friends at Animal Político today published an article highlighting a set of declassified documents on the March 23, 1994, assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, a reform-minded presidential candidate from Mexico’s ruling party who was the heir-apparent to outgoing President Carlos Salinas. Although officially determined to be the work of a lone assassin, his killing has … Continue reading
Once Deemed a “Needed Win” U.S.-Supported Operation Failed to Net Cartel Chief in 2010 Mexico’s “largest air mobile operation” “caused both civilian and police deaths” but seen as “overall success” for President Calderón and “serious blow” to drug cartel This post was co-authored by Michael Evans and Jesse Franzblau and was prepared in collaboration with MVS Noticias in Mexico. … Continue reading
Mexico’s Interior Ministry reported on Thursday that the Mexican military rescued 43 migrants who had ben kidnapped in the northern state of Tamaulipas, as well as detained three suspects. Among the migrants were 23 Mexicans, 8 Salvadorans, 7 Hondurans, and 5 Guatemalans. (El Heraldo.hn) Continue reading
This post was co-authored by Michael Evans and Jesse Franzblau. Clearing the decks after a recent overhaul of Mexico’s transparency regime, the Mexican Senate last week rejected a request by the current group of Federal Institute for Access to Information (IFAI) commissioners to remain in their posts until the end of their current terms. Beginning in May, the … Continue reading
Migration Declassified 