Tag: <span>Felipe Calderon</span>
September 27, 2012 > Staff
Latin American Presidents Push Drug War Debate
Top Story— The presidents of Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico urged the U.N. to begin a global debate about the U.S.-backed drug war at Wednesday’s U.N. General Assembly in New York. The […] Read More >
September 4, 2012 > Staff
Mexico’s Felipe Calderon Defends Security Policies in Final Speech
Top Story — Mexican President Felipe Calderón defended his security and economic policies in his final state of the nation speech on Monday. He highlighted the role he played in cleaning up corruption […] Read More >
January 12, 2012 > Staff
Mexican Gov. Says Drug War Death Toll Over 47,500
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Mexican government released statistics Wednesday showing that more than 47,500 people have been killed in drug-related violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderón […] Read More >
November 10, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Authorities Abuse Human Rights In Drug War Fight, Report Says
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities, including the widely esteemed and U.S.-trained Marines, have committed hundreds of human rights abuses, according to a report issued by Human […] Read More >
October 27, 2011 > Erwin Cifuentes
Mexico President Signs Safety Law For Nurseries
Over two years since a fire claimed the lives of nearly fifty children in Mexico, President Felipe Calderón signed into law a landmark proposal to regulate the country’s day care […] Read More >
October 17, 2011 > Staff
Mexico: Calderón Claims PRI Considers Deals With Drug Cartels
Today in Latin America Top Story— As election season in Mexico begins to heat up, President Felipe Calderón said that members of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) may work […] Read More >
October 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Arrests Zetas Leader Suspected Of Ordering Monterrey Casino Attack
Mexican defense officials said Thursday that they captured a top member of the Zetas drug cartel, who allegedly ordered the arson attack on a casino in Monterrey that killed 52 […] Read More >
October 11, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico: Activists File Complaint Against Calderón For Drug War Human Rights Violations
Human rights activists filed a criminal complaint with the International Criminal Court at the Hague against Mexican President Felipe Calderón for his alleged role in the commission of war crimes […] Read More >
October 10, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Former Monterrey Mayor Arrested For Corruption; Alleged Ties To Casino Fire
The former mayor of the violent Mexican city of Monterrey was arrested Sunday for alleged irregularities in public works during his time in office between 2006 and 2009. Adalberto Madero […] Read More >
October 3, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico: Two Severed Heads Found Near Defense Ministry In Capital
The decapitated heads of two men were found near Mexico’s Defense Ministry in Mexico City on Monday along with a note attributing the killings to the “Hand with Eyes” drug […] Read More >