On April 18, unidentified gunmen opened fire on Javier Torres Cruz and his brother Felipe as they drove near their hometown of La Morena in Petatlán, Guerrero. Javier was killed and Felipe was injured in the attack.
Javier Torres was an environmental activist in his hometown. He entered the national...
Posted November 3, 2010 | 00:42:08 (EST)
Mexican Federal Police shot and injured sociology student José Darío Alvarez Orrantia during the 11th Walk Against Death in Ciudad Juarez on Friday, October 29. Witnesses say that federal police fired at least five shots at Walk participants.
Alvarez Orrantia survived surgery and is in grave condition, reports La...
Posted September 9, 2010 | 15:00:07 (EST)
Citing human rights concerns, the United States State Department has recommended that a small portion of the Merida Initiative, its drug war aid package to Mexico, be temporarily withheld.
In a report sent to Congress last week, the State Department recommended that $26 million of the Merida Initiative be...
Posted April 27, 2011 | 22:50:53 (EST)