Authorities sometimes failed to respect court orders, and arrest warrants were sometimes ignored. According to several NGOs and unions, many workers faced violence and intimidation perpetrated by protection union leaders and employers supporting them, as well as other workers, union leaders, and vigilantes hired by a company to suppress opposition to an existing union in bargaining-rights elections. The government increased efforts to target human smuggling organizations. The top destination was Cancn and the Mayan Riviera, which received 2.4 million people, according to Mexico's tourism office. The government investigated and prosecuted some of these crimes, but the vast majority remained uninvestigated and unprosecuted. U.S. government employees should avoid traveling alone, especially in remote areas. Share this via Twitter The CNDH reported indigenous women were among the most vulnerable groups in society. The CNDH may take on cases from state-level commissions if it receives a complaint that the state commission has not adequately investigated the case. Libel/Slander Laws: There are no federal criminal laws against defamation, libel, or slander; however, eight states have criminal laws on these acts. Even if that means succumbing to the narcos. It might seem that 2022 is starting off with important positive news about the crime and security situation in Mexico. A video leaked to the press in August showed a soldier giving the order to kill a civilian. Transnational criminal organizations compete in the border area to establish narco-trafficking and human smuggling routes. Government Human Rights Bodies: The CNDH is a semiautonomous federal agency created by the government and funded by the legislature to monitor and act on human rights abuses. Mexicos law-enforcement forces still lack incapacitation and deterrence capacities. Workers had to buy food and other items at the company store at high markups, at times leaving them with no money at the end of the harvest after settling debts. Both violent and non-violent crime occur throughout Mexico City. Pretrial detention is mandatory for many offenses, violating international human rights standards. If the relevant authority accepts a CNDH recommendation, the CNDH is required to follow up with the authority to verify that it is carrying out the recommendation. Amidst this systematic weakening of Mexicos institutions,the effort by Lpez Obrador and his Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero to gut and reverse Mexicos judicial reforms toward an accusatorial system andweaken judicial independenceare among the most detrimental. As of August 27, the suspects were awaiting trial. Thousands of people disappear every year in Mexico. A variety of domestic and international human rights groups generally operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Crime and violence are widespread. In a June International Organization for Migration survey, 20 percent of citizens and 35 percent of third-country migrants reported using a smuggler to arrive to the U.S.-Mexico border. NGOs alleged that provisions in laws threatened the privacy of internet users by forcing telecommunication companies to retain data for two years, providing real-time geolocation data to police, and allowing authorities to obtain metadata from private communications companies without a court order. Southern Utah University Department of Public Safety Monthly Crime Report November 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022 Date and Time Reported: 11/1/2022- 13:02 Location: 36 N 300 W Incident # S22-0678 Date and Time Occurred From-Occurred To: 11/1/2022 13:02 Incident: Information Synopsis: Information report regarding a developing concern. U.S. Department of State - United States Department of State Defendants may not be compelled to testify or confess guilt. For example, manufacturers commonly hired workers on one- to three-month contracts and then waited a period of days before rehiring them on new short-term contracts to avoid paying severance and to prevent workers from accruing seniority. In June a federal judge sentenced Juan Francisco Picos Barrueto to 32 years in prison for the 2017 murder of journalist Javier Valdez Cardenas. There were credible reports that members of security forces committed some abuses. Most importantly, the force was conceived as a backup to the state police, not a first responder. Impromptu roadblocks requiring payment to pass are common. In one such program I encountered in Michoacn, for example, teenagers were paid by the government to receive training as hairdressers while the hairdressers were paid for the teaching. In September, the Supreme Court made three rulings that set important precedents for reproductive rights. Guanajuato isn't exactly the safest location in Mexico to travel to, but there are definitely some safe spots for people to visit. According to INEGIs 2016 National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships, 22 percent of working women reported experiencing labor discrimination within the previous 12 months. The government increased the CNB budget 8 percent over the 2020 budget. In April the STPS suspended a legitimization vote at the General Motors plant in Silao, Guanajuato, due to serious irregularities during the vote. They lack access to justice, education, legal standing, legal capacity, protection from domestic violence, and informed consent in health decisions. In June 2020, Mexico was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2021 to 2022. January. Federal law provides for freedom of internal movement, foreign travel, emigration, and repatriation, and the government generally respected these rights. The letter also read that since the release of the crime statistics, KZN had: 25 rapes per day. As a security official in theTierra Calienteexplained to me, the objective of the deployments of the National Guard or joint patrols is not to fight the criminals, or even to deter them: We send the National Guard in joint patrols with state police or the military to stand on the street. Share this via Email Most formal-sector workers (70 percent) received between one and three times the minimum wage. The CABs operate under a tripartite system with government, worker, and employer representatives, with worker representation on the CABs selected based on majority representation, which was held by entrenched nondemocratic unions that sign protection contracts with complicit employers to secure low wages. As a result the new Chamber of Deputies had 37 indigenous deputies, six Afro-Mexican deputies, four LGBTQI+ deputies (including two transgender deputies), and eight deputies with disabilities. While on average informal workers earned less than the minimum wage, in some areas, such as near the northern border, informal employment could pay more than formal employment in the manufacturing sector. In March 2020 a federal judge issued an arrest warrant for Zeron on charges related to his conduct of the investigation, including torturing alleged perpetrators to force confessions, conducting forced disappearances, altering the crime scene, manipulating evidence, and failing to perform his duties. The committee first requested permission to visit Mexico in 2013 but was denied access by the previous government. Crime and violence are widespread in Michoacan state. Country Summary: Violent crime such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery is widespread and common in Mexico. They were vulnerable to abuse from staff members, other patients, or guests at facilities where there was inadequate supervision. There are no restrictions on travel for U.S. government employees in Hidalgo state. More than 23,000 are listed as having disappeared since President Lpez Obrador took office in December 2018. Many suffered abuses from criminal cartels or Mexican authorities. Share this via Printer. Links to external websites are provided as a convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of State of the views or products contained therein. Travel for U.S. government employees is limited to the following areas with the noted restrictions: U.S. government employees may not travel to other areas of the state of Michoacan, including the portions of theMonarch Butterfly Reservelocated in Michoacan. The Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System reported 23,907 domestic violence cases in May, an all-time monthly record. On August 3, Ravelo died from his injuries. The military can now legally detain civilians, take charge of crime scenes, and preserve evidence. In July the Mexico City Prosecutor Generals Office issued the fourth arrest warrant for Roemer. Informal workers were in every sector of the economy, with agriculture as the sector with the greatest number of informal workers. See the Department of States Trafficking in Persons Report at https://www.state.gov/trafficking-in-persons-report/. Abuse of Migrants and Refugees: The press, international organizations, and NGOs reported targeting and victimization of migrants by criminal groups and in some cases by police, immigration officers, and customs officials, including at land borders and airports. Criminal activity and violence may occur in any location, at any time, including in popular tourist destinations. Under past governments, charging the military with these tasks has contributed to serious cover-ups of human rights abuses. There were reports the government did not always investigate and punish those complicit in abuses against LGBTQI+ persons, especially outside Mexico City. In addition, Puerto Vallarta is very LGBT-friendly with a very laid-back atmosphere. The government had minimal presence in the ownership of news media but remained a significant source of advertising revenue for many media organizations, which at times influenced coverage. In August 2020 a federal judge sentenced Juan Carlos El Larry Moreno Ochoa to 50 years in prison for killing Breach. In July 2020 legislators approved a law making all judicial sentences public. This limited medias ability to investigate and report, since many of the reporters who were killed covered crime, corruption, and local politics. According to the Mexican Social Security Institute, as a result of the law 2.7 million workers of the 4.6 million subcontractors moved from formal subcontracting status to a formal direct employment status. In cases involving organized crime, the law allows authorities to hold suspects up to 96 hours before requiring them to seek judicial review. Although Cancun is far from what I'd consider a completely safe city, it's far from overly dangerous. In response to a 2020 civil society organization lawsuit, a Mexico City court ruled authorities must implement COVID-19 detection and preventive health protocols for detainees and their families in prisons in Mexico City and psychiatric wards nationwide. Poverty in Guanajuato. After the STPS canceled the vote, in May the rapid response mechanism under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement commenced, and the government agreed to review a denial of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at the plant, confirming the denial of rights. Lozoya accused high-level politicians representing multiple parties of complicity in his corrupt acts and was acting as a states witness in trials against them. Organized crime activity including gun battles, murder, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, forced disappearances, extortion, and sexual assault is common along the northern border and in Ciudad Victoria. In-country Movement: There were numerous instances of armed groups limiting the movements of migrants, including by threats and acts of kidnapping, extortion, and homicide. Mexican immigration officials have refused to follow court rulings ordering them to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention centers. From 2006 to 2021, authorities reported having found at least 4,000 mass graves. There were reports of numerous forced disappearances by organized crime groups, sometimes with allegations of state collusion with authorities. In September 2021, the Defense Ministry admitted that at least 47 people had been killed or injured by the armed forces during the Lpez Obrador presidency, according to information obtained through transparency requests by Mexican journalists. Criminal activity and violence may occur throughout the state. In May 2020 a constitutional amendment established the disability pension as a constitutional right, prioritizing children, indigenous, and Afro-Mexican persons with disabilities younger than age 64 who lived in poverty. In July 2020 he was arrested in another country pursuant to a Mexican extradition request on charges that he diverted millions of dollars in public funds. Especially for visitors, divers, cruisers, and all tourists. The survey found a majority of adults are disheartened . On June 6, authorities arrested former Nayarit governor Roberto Sandoval and his daughter Lidy Alejandra Sandoval Lopez for corruption and money laundering. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, a. Day laborers and their children were the primary victims of forced and child labor in the agricultural sector, particularly in the production of chili peppers and tomatoes. Between January and August the CNDH recorded 123 complaints of arbitrary detention. In September, the Secretary of Defense announced that only military policeno civilian prosecutorswere investigating. Under the Lpez Obrador administration, serious gaps remain in protecting the rights of people with disabilities. They often experienced racism and discrimination and were frequently victims of violence. On Feb. 19, rival drug dealers opened fire at Art Beach Tulum, a restaurant on the outskirts of Tulum where an order of sea bass with asparagus risotto and seaweed cream goes for $35. Yet the criminal groups capacities to hold turf often remains flimsy, with groups like CJNG brazenly seeking to conquer entire territories withdrone-mounted bombs, and groups like the Sinaloa Cartel taking over legal and illegal economies and politics in a more buttoned-down and less blatant manner, but no less systematically. In 2012, the federal government established the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, which provides bodyguards, armored cars, and panic buttons, and helps journalists temporarily relocate in response to serious threats. The presidential cabinet had 19 secretariats, and as of August women headed seven. Since President Lpez Obrador took office, the National Council on People with Disabilities, the principal government body coordinating efforts to implement disability rights, has been effectively non-operational. The color of the circles corresponds to the homicide rate and the size to the number of homicide reports (which may refer to more than one victim). Occupational Safety and Health: The law requires employers to observe occupational safety and health regulations, issued jointly by the STPS and Institute for Social Security. Rather than receiving daily wages once a week, as mandated by law, day laborers had to meet certain harvest quotas to receive the promised wage. This was a common practice in the maquiladora sector, in which employers forced workers to take leave at low moments in the production cycle and obliged them to work in peak seasons, including the Christmas holiday period, without the corresponding triple pay mandated by law for voluntary overtime on national holidays. He has promised to rescue Mexicos coal and oil industries and has introduced reforms that favor state-owned fossil-fuel power plants over renewable energy sources. Authorities routinely fail to investigate crimes against journalists adequately, often preemptively ruling out their profession as a motive. In 2022, 13 million U.S. tourists visited this country. 03 / Select Countries You can add more than one country or area. Reports indicated that women suffered disproportionately from pretrial detention. Violent crime and gang activity occur with increasing frequency in Veracruz, particularly in the center and south near Cordoba and Coatzacoalcos. Journalists and human rights defendersparticularly those who criticize public officials or expose the work of criminal cartelsoften face attacks, harassment, and surveillance by government authorities and criminal groups. For the past two decades, criminal groups have violentlymeddled in Mexicos elections, particularly at the municipal and state level. In November, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances visited Mexicoits first visit to any country. U.S. government employees may not travel between cities after dark, may not hail taxis on the street, and must rely on dispatched vehicles, including app-based services like Uber, and regulated taxi stands. Puebla state Exercise Increased Caution. According to the NGO Freedom House, Researchers continued to document cases of journalists, human rights lawyers, activists, and political figures targeted with Pegasus spy software. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Office of the U.S. In most cases the law requires detainees to appear before a judge for a custody hearing within 48 hours of arrest, during which authorities must produce sufficient evidence to justify continued detention. After denying they existed, in 2019 the Prosecutor Generals Office provided evidence of Pegasus licensing contracts in 2016 and 2017. In July Public Safety Secretary Rosa Isela Rodriguez revealed that the Felipe Calderon and Enrique Pena Nieto administrations signed 31 contracts for $61 million to buy Pegasus spy software. Between August 23 and August 27, hundreds of migrants from Haiti, Cuba, and Central America protested in front of the National Migration Institute offices in Tapachula, Chiapas, to demand expedited refugee proceedings that would allow them to move freely throughout the country. Freedom Houses 2021 Freedom on the Net report categorized the countrys internet as partly free, noting concerns regarding online manipulation tactics, potential for politicized content removals, high levels of violence against digital reporters, and investigations surrounding abusive surveillance practices. In November 2020 a judge suspended five officials from the Mexico City Prosecutor Generals Office for failing to search for Fatima within 72 hours after she went missing. Womens rights activists supported the law as critical to combat the increasingly prevalent problem of online sexual harassment. Between 2017 and August the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Crimes against Journalists, a unit in the Prosecutor Generals Office, charged 136 public servants for crimes against journalists. In June unknown assailants killed Javier Barajas Pina in the state of Guanajuato. These include high-traffic tourism areas of border and coastal communities, such asTijuana,Ensenada, andRosarito. Nor do reductions in murders mean other forms of violence, such as extortion, or criminal groups control over territories and people, have lessened. In much of Michoacn, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz, local politics, economics, and much of peoples everyday life is arbitrated by the narcos. President Lpez Obrador said the program had produced very good results.. The COVID-19 pandemic generated additional risks and exacerbated vulnerabilities for IDPs, including overcrowding in shelters and difficulty accessing food, basic health care, and education. High levels of impunity, including for killings or attacks on journalists, resulted in self-censorship and reduced freedom of expression and the press. Civil society and families of the disappeared stated the governments actions to prevent and respond to disappearances were largely inadequate to address the scale of the problem. In 2019 a Mexico City court ordered academic Sergio Aguayo, a columnist of the daily newspaper Reforma, to pay a fine of 10 million pesos ($530,000) in moral damages to former Coahuila governor Humberto Moreira. The law prohibits children younger than age 15 from working and allows those ages 15 to 17 to work no more than six daytime hours in nonhazardous conditions daily, and only with parental permission and permission from the labor authority. Children constituted 19 percent of irregular migrant flows identified by authorities; 30 percent of them were unaccompanied. Travel for U.S. government employees is limited to the following areas with noted restrictions: U.S. government employees may not travel to other areas of Colima state. The STPS is responsible for carrying out child labor inspections and refers cases of child labor to the Prosecutor Generals Office for sanctions. Black migrants reported migration authorities detained Black migrants for longer periods than other migrants. Impunity for torture was prevalent among the security forces. All 32 states allow abortion in cases of rape. Of particular concern is the high number of murders in the southern region of the state associated with cartel-related violence. In June the Federal Telecommunications Institute, an autonomous agency created to increase the transparency of media regulation, released internet neutrality guidelines for internet service providers. U.S. citizens are advised to adhere to restrictions on U.S. government employee travel. Of the 32 states, 29 stipulate similar penalties, although sentences were often more lenient. U.S. citizens and LPRs have been victims of kidnapping in previous years. U.S. government employees must adhere to the following travel restrictions: There are no other restrictions on travel for U.S. government employees in Coahuila state. U.S. citizens and LPRs have been victims of kidnapping. NGOs reported no changes in the mental health system to create community services or any efforts by authorities to have independent experts monitor human rights abuses in psychiatric institutions. Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico) Exercise Increased Caution. Impunity remains the norm. Inspectors generally were permitted to examine the informal sector only in response to complaints. Lpez Obrador has cut budgets and personnel to many Mexican institutions and left them with minimal regulatory, oversight, and minimal capacities. Citizens have access to an independent judiciary in civil matters to seek civil remedies for human rights abuses. Hidalgo state Exercise Increased Caution. Several indigenous communities brought legal actions to oppose the construction, many of which were dismissed or denied. Discrimination: The law provides women the same legal status and rights as men and equal pay for equal work performed in equal jobs, hours of work, and conditions of efficiency. The law establishes penalties for discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, color, religion, language, pregnancy, political belief, or any other nature that violates human dignity. Under the accusatorial system, judges conduct all hearings and trials and follow the principles of public access and cross-examination. State search collectives reported being victims, at times fatal, of attacks, threats, and other acts of harassment. From 2006 to 2020, at least 50,000 bodies passed through the custody of state and local forensic medical services without being properly identified. Violence by organized criminal groups often prompted the incidents, which took place in 10 states and displaced 11,560 persons as of August. The most common aggressions were intimidation and harassment, followed by threats and physical attacks, according to civil society groups. Petty crime occurs frequently in both tourist and non-tourist areas. A 2019 CNDH poll found six of every 10 members of the LGBTQI+ community reported experiencing discrimination in the past 12 months, and more than half suffered hate speech and physical aggression. In March the government amended federal labor law to define the minimum wage as the lowest cash amount a worker receives for services rendered during a workday and stipulated it should never be below the inflation rate. The Jalisco government disarmed the municipal police force of Ixtlahuacan and turned over public security duties to the National Guard and the Jalisco Secretariat for Public Security. On August 7, several journalist organizations, including the Puebla Network of Journalists, National Network of Journalists, Communication, and Information on Women, and International Network of Journalists with a Gender Vision, issued a statement denouncing increased levels of violence against female journalists in Puebla from security forces and criminal organizations. Many companies evaded taxes and social security payments by employing workers through subcontracting regimes or by submitting falsified payroll records to the Mexican Social Security Institute. Three states have state-level IDP laws, but the country does not have a federal internal displacement law, which created challenges in resource allocation and interagency governmental coordination. 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