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Report: AMLO government’s targeting of journalists and activists could be crimes against humanity

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Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley Human Rights Center (HRC) say that legal grounds exist to try former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for crimes against humanity, after a new report established a pattern of persecution including hostile rhetoric and digital espionage. The HRC report assesses whether the former president’s constant disparaging rhetoric toward journalists and activists, as well as the alleged espionage carried out by his administration, amounts to a pattern of persecution that could fall under the Rome Statute. The investigation also examined what role state institutions played in carrying out or enabling targeted killings, enforced disappearances, surveillance, stigmatization and other forms of harassment. It then considered whether, taken together, these actions constitute crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute, the founding international treaty that established the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes individuals for gen...
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MND Local Puerto Vallarta: From Robbie Williams to trash fishing

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October paints an exciting events picture for residents and visitors of Puerto Vallarta , Jalisco, one of Mexico’s tourist hotspots and premier expat destinations. Included on the upcoming events calendar are highlights such as a museum exhibition showcasing Mexico’s maritime history, a PGA golf tournament, a performance from an internationally known pop star, and a one-of-a-kind eco-friendly competition at sea. MND Local Puerto Vallarta: Floating billboards, restaurant closures and a key resignation Our list covers everything from last-minute plans this weekend to big events that will require you to plan ahead before tickets run out. Here’s a curated list of exciting upcoming events in Puerto Vallarta. Discover Mexico’s navy history at Museum Night Celebrate the rich history of the Mexican Navy, past and present, at “Museum Night” this month in Puerto Vallarta. (Instituto Vallartense de Cultura/Facebook) No plans for the weekend? Don’t panic — we’ve got you covered....
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Mexico in Numbers: Health and healthcare

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Last week we published Part 1 of the MND Mexico Well-being Series , which focused on eight health and healthcare indicators, including life expectancy, health expenditure per capita and hospital beds per 1,000 people. This “Mexico in Numbers” article is a condensed version of that report — a concise presentation of the key data, complemented by visual features. As we noted last week, the MND Mexico Well-being Series — a collection of articles on a range of topics related to well-being — will draw on the most recent internationally comparable data, as well as data from the past decade, to assess what has changed in Mexico during the eight years that the ruling Morena party has been in office. A “Mexico in Numbers” companion piece will complement each article in the series.   Without further ado, let’s take a look at the key data from Part 1 of the series. * The data in Part 1 of the MND Mexico Well-being Series , and hence the data in this article...
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MND Local CDMX: From a new theater to a crackdown on counterfeit games

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Mexico City is seeing new developments across its cultural, environmental and commercial landscapes this week. A new artistic hub opened in Santa María la Ribera , 10 significant trees received formal protections, and authorities seized more than 470 counterfeit gaming products in the Historic Center. Let’s get into it.  Santa María la Ribera gets a new theatre experience A new artistic hub has officially set up shop in Mexico City’s Santa María la Ribera neighborhood. Dubbed Centro Cultural Casa Hechale , the new space occupies a 110-year-old home that was transformed into a multidisciplinary facility, hosting everything from artist residencies and theatre performances to sonic explorations and community events.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by CASA HECHALE (@casahechale) The project, Hechale Productions, is the brainchild of Héctor Zavala, a seasoned bilingual theatre director and performer with deep roots in Califo...
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Court deals setback to controversial gas terminal on the Gulf of California

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The start of construction on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern state of Sonora has been temporarily halted by a federal court, even though a government port authority granted the project 36 hectares last year. The Amigo LNG terminal — planned for Catalina Bay south of Guaymas, Sonora on the Gulf of California — would receive natural gas from the United States by pipeline, cool it into a liquid for shipment and export it by tankers to Asian markets. Amigo LNG was granted 36 maritime hectares in Guaymas, Sonora, to buiuld a liquefied natural gas facility for shipment across the Gulf of California to Asia. (Semar) A federal judge in Sonora granted a definitive suspension that temporarily bars the previously authorized construction while the court reviews an amparo (a constitutional rights challenge) filed by the environmental group Nuestro Futuro. Last week’s ruling, which followed a Sept. 18 hearing, does not cancel the project or revoke Amigo LNG’s separate ag...
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Mexican Senate passes bill holding pet owners accountable for abuse or negligence

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The Mexican Senate approved on Tuesday wide-ranging legislation that recognizes animals as sentient beings and prohibits their mistreatment and cruelty as it holds owners or caregivers accountable for their health, nutrition, living conditions and mental well-being. Though most notably aimed at the 69% of Mexican households that include pets (totaling some 80 million animals, according to the national statistics agency INEGI), the law would apply to all animals under human care, including those used in sports and entertainment; those on exhibition in zoos, aquariums or educational farms; those used in marketing; and even animals being raised for human consumption Public awareness of the longstanding problem of sub-par treatment of animals in captivity escalated recently with tales of dolphin deaths and injuries in resort marine mammal shows. (Iván Stephens / Claroscuro.com) The bill, formally the General Law on Animal Welfare, Care, and Protection, passed the Senate on a 115-1 vote...
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Flooding and landslides in Xalapa leave 2 dead, dozens of homes damaged

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The heavy rains that battered Xalapa, Veracruz, between Monday night and the early hours of Tuesday morning resulted in the death of two individuals, as well as severe flooding, landslides and damage across dozens of neighborhoods in the capital city.   In a radio interview cited by news outlet Quadratín Veracruz , Mayor Daniela Griego Ceballos said that the fatalities included a man in the Independencia neighborhood who was killed by a landslide, and a young woman who lost her life after becoming trapped in a flooded building in the area of San Bruno. A 23-year-old woman lost her life after becoming trapped in the supermarket where she worked. (Tonatiuh Navarro/Cuartoscuro) At the time of the interview, Griego said there were no other reports of people seriously injured, trapped or in similar situations.    The intense rainfall left damage across Xalapa. Initial reports from municipal authorities recorded 31 instances of rising water and 64 cases of flooding or pooling water at va...
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