Category: North America
April 20, 2016 > Staff
At UN Drug Summit, Mexican President Peña Nieto Announces Legalization of Medical Marijuana
Top Story — At the first United Nations special session to bring together world leaders to discuss global drug policy in 20 years, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto called for more […] Read More >
April 19, 2016 > Katie Schlechter
Reunification with Family in US is Bittersweet for Child Migrants
This article was originally published in Civic Ideas on April 18, 2016. NEW YORK — It is an uplifting image: a child seeing her mother for the first time after […] Read More >
April 15, 2016 > Staff
Mexican Federal Police Implicated in 2014 Student Disappearance
Top Story — Mexico’s Human Rights Commission on Thursday accused federal police agents of being involved in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero state. The group cited an […] Read More >
April 7, 2016 > Staff
In the Case of 43 Missing Students, Independent Investigators Part Ways With Mexican Prosecutors
Top Story — Experts from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) have parted ways with Mexican prosecutors, saying that they will not continue to work with them on the […] Read More >
April 1, 2016 > Staff
Pemex Gas Stations Will Face Competition, Symbolizing Energy Reform
Top Story — Starting today, Mexico will allow private companies to import gasoline, which will effectively open the gas station market, long dominated by the monopoly of state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos, […] Read More >
March 3, 2016 > Staff
Mexico, Facing Human Rights “Crisis,” Refuses to Release Records on Mass Killing
Top Story — Mexico is currently undergoing a “crisis of gross violations of human rights,” according to a report released Wednesday by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. On the same […] Read More >
February 23, 2016 > Katie Schlechter
Child Migrants Face Challenges, But Are Kids Again on the Soccer Field
This article was originally published in Civic Ideas on February 17, 2016, and is the second in a two-part series. NEW YORK — On artificial turf at the foot of […] Read More >
February 18, 2016 > Katie Schlechter
Child Migrants Fight in Immigration Courts to Stay in U.S.
This article was originally published in Civic Ideas on February 17, 2016, and is the first in a two-part series. NEW YORK — Congregating on benches in a downtown Manhattan […] Read More >
February 16, 2016 > Staff
Pope Francis Champions Indigenous Peoples During Mexico Trip, But Avoids Criticizing Government
Top Story — Pope Francis left for Mexico’s Michoacán state on Tuesday morning, where he plans to meet with young people in the capital Morelia, a major narco-trafficking hub. The visit […] Read More >
February 2, 2016 > Dusty Christensen
Fourteen Arrested Protesting Georgia University Ban on Undocumented Students
Undocumented students and activists in Georgia staged sit-ins at three state universities on Monday, calling for an end to policies they say unfairly deny undocumented student access to public higher […] Read More >