top of page

Mexico

Archaeological Map

Country Overview

CIA World Factbook

Targeted Groups
Perpetrators
Alert Status
Genocide Stage(s)

  • Women

  • Politicians

  • Journalists

  • Activists

  • Organized crime groups

  • Corrupt officials

  • Police

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.

Ethiopia Report Capture.PNG
Page last updated:
10/20/2022

Resources

Screen Shot 2021-08-30 at 9.50.49 AM.png

Mexico elections preceded by spike in political killings

Screen Shot 2021-04-22 at 6.57.38 PM.png

High-Profile Criminal Violence: Why Drug Cartels Murder Government Officials and Party Candidates in Mexico

Ethiopia Report Capture.PNG

Murder in Mexico: are journalists victims of general violence or targeted political violence?

bottom of page