27Dec2016
Annual 'Night of the Radishes' Festival Held in Mexico
PressTV
Mexicans have showcased their carving talents during the annual Night of the Radishes festival. The 199th edition of the festival held in Wahaka included carving Aztec figures from kings and patron saints to a full Mariachi band of radishes.

27Dec2016
Faced with Unaffordable Drug Prices, Tens of Millions Buy Medicine Outside U.S.
Kaiser Health News
As drug prices have spiraled upward in the past decade, tens of millions of generally law-abiding Americans have committed an illegal act in response: They have bought prescriptions outside the U.S. and imported them.

27Dec2016
Thousands Attend Mexican Girl's Quinceanera Party Following Viral Invite
The Associated Press
Looking overwhelmed by the attention, yet resplendent in an elaborate fuchsia dress and gleaming tiara, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on Monday in a rural Mexican village after the invitation to the event by her father went viral and made her the toast of the country.

26Dec2016
Illicit Drug Sales on the Dark Web Don't Really Make Mexico Any Safer
Dejusticia Global Rights Blog
Crypto markets for buying drugs might make things safer for consumers, but they do nothing to protect people in producer or transit countries.

26Dec2016
UN Rights Experts Urge Mexico to Focus More on the Fight Against Impunity
UN News Centre
Concluding a ten-day visit to Mexico last week, the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture urged the authorities to redouble its efforts to fight impunity and to immediately adopt the General Law on Torture, in full conformity with relevant international standards.

26Dec2016
Mazatlan Opens Largest Shark Tank in Latin America
Mazatlan Messenger
After more than 6 years Mazatlan’s locals and visitors can finally visit the biggest shark tank in Latin America.

26Dec2016
CNDH, UNAM Sign Accord to Eradicate Violence Against Women in Mexico
Prensa Latina
The National Human Rights Commission and the Gender Studies Program at the National Autonomous University of Mexico have signed an agreement to contribute to the eradication of all violence against women.

26Dec2016
La Santa Muerte, 'Patron Saint of Narcos,' Rattles Mexico's Catholic Church
The Telegraph
Known as the patron saint of violent drug cartels for her relative tolerance, Our Lady of Holy Death is perhaps the fastest growing religion in the Americas. The Catholic church views the folk religion as a blasphemous threat to its standing in Mexico.


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