Mexico does not assess the impact of transgenic crops on Health
Lacking any evidence of laboratory of its own, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios, COFEPRIS) has endorsed the “harmlessness” of the genetically modified corn, tomato, potato, cotton, soybean, rice, canola, sugar beet and alfalfa, properties of the transnational company Monsanto, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Syngenta, Bayer and Dow Agro-Sciences.
Chilapa, the Narco-Paramilitary Policy in Guerrero, Mexico
Chilapa, State of Guerrero, Mexico. Last 9th of May around 300 armed civilians –stemming from 15 communities south of that municipality- took the control over the municipal capital, with the indulgence of the Army and Federal and State Police present during the events, as show this graphic report.
The War for the Control of Sonora
Groups of organized crime members confront each other on a daily basis in Northern areas of the State of Sonora. There is a fierce struggle for the control of drugs trafficking towards the U.S. In every clash occurring there are dozen of hitmen armed with AK-47, Barret rifles and grenade launchers. The authorities, being either overrun or colluded, have failed in stopping the violence. The government of Guillermo Padrés has launched a media campaign in order to position his State as “the safest of the border”, meanwhile peasants have to leave their communities and seek for shelter aside their family members in places where they are not extorted, robbed or killed.
PEMEX ensures opacity of its operations in tax havens
The PMI in the hands handles all the sales and purchases of crude oil and its related products overseas, for more than 1.2 trillion pesos and the operations in tax havens of 14 private enterprises 100% in the ownership of Pemex.
Displaced persons in Chiapas without justice or land
In March 2014 the government of Chiapas spent more than 3.9 million pesos to support displaced persons moved away from their land, but failed to attend three urgent cases made visible by the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba).
