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University of San Diego
Monthly News Report
Number 51
January 2010
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Cartel-related killings were nearly 20% higher in 2009, though mostly concentrated in certain states; high rates of violence continued in early 2010 • “El Teo,” the infamous drug trafficker, kidnapper, and extortionist responsible for some 300 murders, was arrested by Mexican authorities • Federal Police took control of security in Ciudad Juárez • AP found that U.S. Treasury’s interdiction program yields dismaying results • Mexican government opened federal investigation of officials and others involved in the electricity bribery scandal with ABB, a Swiss electrical engineering company • Police who deserted their jobs in Morelos after arrest of Beltrán Leyva are under investigation for possible cartel connections • President Calderón called for greater fiscal transparency in response to OECD report • Federal Institute for Access to Information resolved record number of public information requests in 2009 • Mexican army subject to 29 of 75 recommendations issued by the National Human Rights Commission regarding human rights abuses • Murder of Josefina Reyes in Chihuahua brought demands for greater protections for human rights activists • Appointment of Robledo Madrid to head Federal Ministerial Police condemned by human rights organizations • Freedom of press in jeopardy due to murder and kidnappings in Coahuila and Sinaloa.
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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