Majority of Mexicans Believe There is Little to No Respect for the Law Alonso Urrutia - La Jornada
go to original April 12, 2014

The first Country Report on Citizenship and Democracy in Mexico, prepared by the Federal Electoral Institute, reveals that “we have citizens in the process of maturing who still feel alienated from their government and have low levels of participation”.

Benito Nacif, President of the Federal Electoral Institute, believed “the report is a call for the need for institutions and laws to work in order to generate more confidence in the citizens.”

The data from the report points out that a large majority of the 11,000 survey respondents (66%) feel that the laws are respected little or not at all: 37% think it is little, and 29% not at all. Respect for the law is tied to the perception that citizens have for the justice system: 63% of the survey respondents who have lodged a complaint claim that it didn’t help them in obtaining justice.

“The failure to lodge a complaint is mostly due to the lack of confidence in the authorities and the perception that making a complaint is useless. The report also points out that 40% may have mentioned having bad experiences with authorities. This data is an indicator of a weak culture of making complaints,” the document indicates.

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Translated by Janine Rhyans

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