17Dec2016
Human Rights Commission Condemns Hidalgo Governor's Offensive Remarks
The Associated Press
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has criticized the governor of the central state of Hidalgo for using "inappropriate language" when he told indigenous women to sleep with clothes on to avoid having so many children.

16Dec2016
Guerrero Officials Help Broker Hostage Swap Between Vigilantes and Local Gang
Fusion
Mexico’s weak rule of law was on full display in the southern state of Guerrero this week when local government authorities allegedly helped broker a hostage exchange between a vigilante group and a drug gang.

16Dec2016
Postcards from a Modern-Day Utopian Hippy Paradise
Happy News
Without any rules, leaders or currency, the Rainbow Family have been running worldwide hippy gatherings every year since 1972.

16Dec2016
Internal Report Says Mexico Investigators Broke Law in Search for 43 Ayotzinapa Students
The New York Times
The Mexican government has refused to release an internal review that found investigators broke the law in their search for 43 missing students, a conclusion that threatens the legal foundations of a case that has roiled Mexico.

16Dec2016
Tulum's Comunite Festival Will Donate Its Proceeds to Preserving Coral Reefs
Thump
Since its inception, the Comunite Festival in Tulum, Mexico has made a name for itself by supporting audacious environmental and social causes. This year, the festival will donate its proceeds to Restore Coral in order to preserve the Caribbean coral reefs.

16Dec2016
An Unsuccessful War on Drugs Has Cost Mexico $50 Billion, and Countless Lives
PanAm Post
Through 2016, over US $50 billion has been allocated to trying to guarantee the security of citizens in the wake of widespread drug trafficking. The spending has been insufficient, as 186 thousand people have died nonetheless.

16Dec2016
Immigrant Women Fleeing Domestic Violence Find Help, Hope at Borderland Shelter
Cronkite News
Ana Leon is building a new life with her five children, far from the violence she experienced at the hands of their father. Leon found a safe place at De Colores, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, run by Chicanos por La Causa, a non-profit group that helps Latino families.

16Dec2016
How to Spot Fake News Online - A Primer from the Good Folks at FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org
Fake news is nothing new. But bogus stories can reach more people more quickly via social media than what good old-fashioned viral emails could accomplish in years past.


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