Kelly Arthur Garrett
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 06:05
Researchers say the non-U.S.-made weapons flowing across the border into Mexico may account for at least a quarter of the illegal guns in Mexico, and maybe more than half. They also see a way for President Obama to stop the gun-runners without having to deal with Congress.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:40
At 16 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014, Mexico’s homicide rate continued its downward trend from historic highs in 2011. But it still has a long way to go to get back to the single digit rates that prevailed before the drug war offensive in December of 2006.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 07:21
Mexican human rights organizations have revealed a military document that orders troops to operate at night to kill criminals. That order would appear to violate military protocol and constitute condoning gross abuses of civilians' rights.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 07:18
Impunity and corruption were serious problems in Mexico in 2014, according to a new human rights report released by the U.S. State Department. So were extra-legal executions, disappearances, torture, intimidation of journalists, and a long list of other abuses. But most Mexicans were already well aware of the problems.