Web review

Web Review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Recent violence in Mexico's Veracruz state continues to take lives

Mexico registered more than 2,000 murders in May, a record high for any month since 1997.

17 July 2017
Four children, Veracruz federal police chief, two federal police officers, and four adult civilians were killed in Mexico's latest gang violence.
Category: Mexico - Web Review
Monday, 24 July 2017

Rights Activist Miriam Rodríguez Killed in San Fernando, Mexico

A woman holding a picture of her disappeared daughter

24 May 2017
Miriam Rodríguez, the founder of Our Disappeared, has been killed in her house by a man, probably belonging to Los Zatos cartel.
Category: Mexico - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 June 2017

Journalism: deadly profession in Mexico

Pictures of murdered Mexican journalists exhibited during a protest after the killing of Javier Valdez in Mexico City, May 16

25 May 2017
With at least 104 journalists murdered since 2000, Mexico is still one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a reporter.
Category: Mexico - Web Review
Thursday, 25 May 2017

Mexico: Shooting in nightclub leaves 5 dead

Local residents placing candles outside the club where many people were killed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

23 January 2017
At least 5 people died and more than 15 have been wounded during a shooting in the Blue Parrot club, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Category: Mexico - Web Review
Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Mexico has a higher number of civilian deaths than Iraq and Afghanistan

Relatives of 43 missing students marching and demanding justice

5 December 2016
Mexico is enduring a serious human rights crisis, along with the impunity in the justice system.

Category: Mexico - Web Review
Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Central Americans Seeking Asylum Treated Unfairly

At the Saltillo migrant shelter in Coahuila, a day’s journey to the Texas border, migrants are given food, medical care and legal aid

23 June 2016
Central Americans fleeing the Northern Triangle are faced with a treacherous journey and an unfair asylum system.
Category: Honduras - Web Review
Thursday, 11 August 2016

Sexual Violence and Torture Used to Obtain Confessions from Women

Mexican riot police keep watch over protesters from a teachers union as they take part in a march against President Enrique Peña Nieto's education reforms, in Mexico City on June 3.

28 June 2016
Women are faced with sexual assault and violence to force “confessions.”
Category: Mexico - Web Review
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Eight Killed During Teacher Protests in Mexico

Demonstrating teachers block a highway in Oaxaca, Mexico

20 June 2016
In Oaxaca, Mexico, eight people were killed when teacher protests turned violent.
Category: Mexico - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016