In a statement concluding a 12-day visit there, the UN expert group said that reforms including the transition to an accusatory criminal procedure, adherence to international human rights laws and introduction of a National Registry of Detentions, and an increasingly human-rights centred legal system are significant achievements. ‘Catalyst for ill-treatment’ However, they noted that “these…
“We are outraged that those searching for forcibly disappeared family members and loved ones continue to be targeted and face violence in Mexico,” they said in a statement, issued in the wake of two recent incidents. Brutal killing Human rights defender Teresa Magueyal was shot dead while riding her bicycle in Celaya, Guanajuato state, on 2 May. Her son, José Luis Apaseo Magueyal, 34,…
Sonora: A sandstorm wreaked havoc in the Mexican state of Sonora, with strong winds uprooting trees and igniting power lines. According to foreign media reports, on the evening of July 20, the city in the Sonora region of Mexico turned red and everything turned dusty, when a heartbreaking sandstorm engulfed it. Así fue como un…
A child fell from a 40-foot zipline at an amusement park in Mexico. A video of a child falling from a height has gone viral on social media, but luckily the child was unharmed. According to reports, the child was trying to cross the lake via a zip line, and the strap on the zip…
Over 100 people have died in Mexico due to heat wave in one month. A foreign news agency According to the report Mexico’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that 112 people have died so far as a result of the intense heat wave that has been going on for the past few weeks. The cause…
Nuevo Leon: More than 100 deaths have occurred in the past two weeks due to extreme heat in Mexico. According to the foreign news agency, Mexico’s Ministry of Health saw temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country in June, causing deaths from heat stroke and dehydration. The Ministry of Health…
Photo: Courtesy of Foreign Media More than 100 deaths have been reported in Mexico due to extreme heat in June. According to the foreign news agency, the Ministry of Health of Mexico said that heatstroke and dehydration caused the deaths. The Ministry of Health says that the highest number of deaths, 64, have occurred in…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media 45 bags of human organs have been recovered from a ditch in the state of Jalisco, Mexico City. According to foreign media, an operation was underway to search for 5 men and 2 women who went missing on May 20, during which human organs were recovered from 45 bags. According…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media In the American state of New Mexico, a young attacker shot and killed 3 people. According to police, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in Farmington, New Mexico. As a result of the firing, 3 people had died on the spot before the arrival of the police, while many people, including…
The blaze at the migrant centre which was reportedly run by Mexico’s National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juarez, began during a protest against imminent deportations on Monday night, according to local officials. There were 68 adult men in total staying at the facility, the Institute reported. News reports said that most of the victims are…
