18Feb2015
Insight Crime Analysis: Why Is Mexico Rejecting UN Findings on Disappearances?
Insight Crime
Mexico has refuted the findings of a United Nations committee on the country's enforced disappearances while welcoming input from a regional human rights body, raising questions about why the government is trying to discredit the committee's conclusions.

18Feb2015
Contemporary Codex 'Migrant' Teaches Children About Mexican Migration
Hyperallergic
A Mexican boy tells of his journey to the U.S. with his family. The narrative is accompanied by one long, beautifully vivid illustration reminiscent of pre-Hispanic codices, packaged as an accordion-style foldout frieze.

18Feb2015
US Ambassador Says Mexican Government Is Responsible for Ensuring Safety of Journalists
Fox News
The U.S. ambassador to Mexico has condemned attacks on journalists in the country and says it is the government's responsibility to ensure they are protected.

18Feb2015
Cuba Moves Into New Luxury Niche, Breeding Show Horses for Latin America Elites
The Associated Press
Already renowned for fine rum and fancy cigars, Cuba is carving out a new luxury niche that is attracting Latin American elites to the communist-run island: elite jumping horses.

18Feb2015
Film Tells Story of Mexican Acoustic Guitar Duo
Community Media Center of Marin
The documentary “For Those About to Rock: The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela” follows the rise of the acoustic guitar duo.

18Feb2015
Hispanic Group Calls for US Probe Into Police Slaying of Mexican Immigrant
Reuters
A Hispanic advocacy group has urged the U.S. Justice Department to conduct its own investigation into the fatal police shooting in Washington state of an unarmed Mexican immigrant who ran from officers after throwing rocks at them.

18Feb2015
Amid Wave of Thefts, Mexico Announces It Will No Longer Ship Gasoline Through Pipelines
BBC News
Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex has announced it will stop shipping ready-to-use petrol and diesel through its pipelines, in an effort to curb fuel thefts.

18Feb2015
Ash Wednesday Protest Called for Missing Ayotzinapa Students: #43NoSonCeniza
El Universal
Social activist organizations are calling people to draw the number "43" with ash on their foreheads instead of the Christian cross during the celebration of Ash Wednesday, in protest of the disappearance of the teachers in training from Ayotzinapa on September 26.


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