Azam Ahmed
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:12
International human rights officials are demanding an investigation into the brutal sexual assaults of 11 Mexican women during protests a decade ago — an inquiry that would take aim at President Enrique Peña Nieto, who was the governor in charge at the time of the attacks.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 06:25
The battle over education here has suddenly turned literal. Violent protests have claimed the lives of at least nine people in little more than a week, littered the roads with the charred remains of cargo trucks, and tapped a deep vein of anger and mistrust toward the government.
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 06:54
Experts who study the issue say Mexico’s kill rate is practically unheard-of, arguing that the numbers reveal something more ominous. “They are summary executions,” said Paul Chevigny, a retired New York University professor who pioneered the study of lethality among armed forces.
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 04:52
In the history of modern war, fighters are much more likely to injure their enemies than kill them.But in Mexico, the opposite is true. According to the government’s own figures, Mexico’s armed forces are exceptionally efficient killers — stacking up bodies at extraordinary rates.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:17
A Mexican judge has ruled that the country’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, can be extradited to the United States, where he would face federal charges of drug trafficking and far slimmer chances of escaping prison, as he has done twice in his home country.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 09:04
The United States spent more than $7 billion in the past 14 years to fight the runaway poppy production that has made Afghan opium the world’s biggest brand. Tens of billions more went to governance programs to stem corruption and train a credible police force.
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 04:56
Two days with 10 men who left Central America in early November to embark on an exhausting journey, made riskier by the Mexican authorities’ crackdown on migrants.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 05:53
Adding to the tempest of anti-corruption cases making their way through Honduras, the United States authorities indicted members of one of the nation’s most elite families Wednesday, charging a former vice president and his son with laundering drug money.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:21
The problem seems to have simply been pushed farther south: Many of the young migrants are now stopped entering Mexico instead.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 06:04
Guatemala’s Congress voted on Tuesday to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity from prosecution, a unanimous decision that acknowledged the outpouring of citizen demands for an end to entrenched impunity.