LATEST: Security in Mexico, Mitigated Progress

12/03/2026
SIPAZ Report Vol XXXI Nº 1 – March 2026
alejandro gertz manero, armed violence, attorney general's office, border security, captain marcos, claudia sheinbaum, corruption, détentions, disappearances, eduardo ramírez aguilar, enforced disappearance, extortion, ezln, forced displacement, forensic crisis, homicides, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, indigenous communities, journalists, judicial reform, migration, militarization, national guard, national security strategy, organized crime, pakal immediate reaction force, redias, subcomandante Moisés, USMCA
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Memory that looks for truth, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, September 2025 © SIPAZ
12/03/2026
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LATEST: Security in Mexico, Mitigated Progress

Migration and border security have been central issues in relations between Mexico and the United States, although they don't always appear in the news spotlight. Historically, they have influenced the tone of the relationship and represent a significant element of pressure on Mexico.
12/03/2026
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Presentation of the report "Chiapas, in the spiral of armed and criminal violence" © Frayba
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FOCUS: “Chiapas in the Spiral of Armed and Criminal Violence”

On March 19th, in the framework of its 36th anniversary, the Fray Bartolome de las Casas Center for Human Rights (Frayba) presented its report "Chiapas, in the Spiral of Armed and Criminal Violence (Between Governmental Chaos, Organized Crime and the Paths of Struggle and Resistance)", which aims to leave a record of what happened in the state during the period from January 2023 to June 2024.
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Action by the Network for the Rights of Children (REDIM) in San Cristobal de Las Casas, San Cristobal de Las Casas, February 2024 © SIPAZ
21/12/2024
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FOCUS: Violence against Children and Adolescents in Mexico. The Case of Chiapas

In recent years, due to its geographical location connecting the north with the south of the American continent, Chiapas has become a territory disputed by different criminal groups, which has led to an alarming increase in violence in the state to which the entire population is vulnerable.
21/12/2024