Human Rights Watch lauded Mexican President Vicente Fox Wednesday for advances made in increasing the transparency of the Mexican government, but warned in a new report on human rights in the country...
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Mexico government report alleges crimes against humanity in 'dirty war'
Mexico's "scorched-earth" campaign in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in crimes against humanity, including genocide, torture, executions and disappearances, according to a draft report made public by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. The...
Mexican high court rejects efforts to prosecute ex-president for genocide
An attempt by a special prosecutor to try former Mexican president Luis Echeverria on genocide charges for the massacre of hundreds of students during a 1968 demonstration was rejected by Wednesday by the Mexican Supreme Court [official...
A Mexican judge on Wednesday refused to issue an arrest warrant for former President Luis Echeverria and seven other officials for a 1968 massacre of student protesters, ending a second attempt by prosecutors to bring...
Mexico prosecutor makes second bid to arrest ex-president for student massacre
Mexican prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo has made a second bid to arrest former Mexican president Luis Echeverria in connection with killings of student protesters, according to a statement made Monday by Echeverria's lawyer. Dozens of students and other...
Mexican court denies arrest warrant for ex-president in 1971 student massacre case
A Mexican court Tuesday refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of former Mexican president Luis Echeverria for his alleged involvement in the 1971 "Corpus Christi massacre," leading to the deaths of nearly a dozen student...
Mexican high court rules ex-president can face trial for student massacre
The Mexican Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former president Luis Echeverria can be prosecuted for the deaths of student demonstrators killed in 1971. A panel of judges voted 3-2 to allow Echeverria and...
Mexican court dismisses genocide charges against former president
The Supreme Court of Mexico upheld Wednesday a 30-year statute of limitations and dismissed charges of genocide against ex-president Luis Echeverria . The Court, in a 4-1 vote, held that international...