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University of San Diego
Monthly News Report
Number 52
February 2010
 News Report in PDF format
January goes down as Mexico’s bloodiest month on record, with high rates of cartel-related violence
continuing into February • Alleged “El Teo” successors captured in Baja California • 15 people killed and
12 injured in massacre at birthday party in Ciudad Juárez, leading to calls for new drug strategy and citizen
security • Merida Initiative under criticism from Mexican press and politicians • Death of 24 in Durango
prison riot underscores problems of overcrowding and surge in cartel-related prisoners • Widespread
corruption, bribery, and violation of codes in Mexico City nightclubs • Reforms to transparency laws
threaten IFAI’s independence • Calderón promotes 10 political reforms he claims will empower and involve
citizens in democratic governance • Reporter killed in Guerrero brings calls for greater protection for
journalists • Human rights organizations call for protection of women against military abuses in Chihuahua
• Citizens of Ciudad Juárez march and take stand against government • Tabasco Supreme Court
considers reforms to juvenile justice laws •Nine dead in territorial and inter-ethnic dispute in Oaxaca after
months of calm
The Justice in Mexico Project researches justice-related reform developments in Mexico at the national and sub-national levels. Through its coordinating institution, the Trans-Border Institute (TBI) at the University of San Diego, the Project disseminates research organized under three broad categories: order, accountability, and access to justice.
As a research output, the Project produces monthly reports based on news monitoring of federal- and state-level developments. An archive of these reports is available at http://www.justiceinmexico.org. Click on the news tab and then the news archive selection to access the archive.
Summaries for this report were compiled and edited by Cory Molzahn, TBI Research Associate. Robert Donnelly, Coordinator, Justice in Mexico Project, and David Shirk, Director, Justice in Mexico Project/Trans-Border Institute, provided editorial guidance.
Copyright Trans-Border Institute, 2008. All rights reserved.
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