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Mexico
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Country Overview
CIA World Factbook
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
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| Emergency | Stage 3: Discrimination, Stage 4: Dehumanization, Stage 5: Organization, Stage 6: Polarization, and Stage 8: Persecution |
Details
In regions controlled by organized crime groups (OCGs) or regions where cartel territorial control is highly contested (usually key corridors for illicit trades), OCGs have systematically threatened, attacked, and killed journalists, activists, security servicemen, and politicians who challenge or criticize their authority.
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Page last updated:
10/20/2022
Resources
Mexico elections preceded by spike in political killings
High-Profile Criminal Violence: Why Drug Cartels Murder Government Officials and Party Candidates in Mexico
Murder in Mexico: are journalists victims of general violence or targeted political violence?
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