As the Mexican government continues its crackdown on organized crime, the country’s civil society is finding itself exposed to acts of extreme violence. No sector has been spared: environmentalists, human rights activists, indigenous leaders, journalists, students, and university professors have all been targetted.
The Mexican situation coming into 2012 is unique in the history of
Latin America. It involves highly-fragmented corruption, in which the
democratization of weak institutions has made them easy prey for
competing outside interests. As a result, politicians, government
administrators, and security forces are highly vulnerable, particularly
when confronted by a well-financed and violent criminal elements.
To read the entire article by Tim Wilson of La politica es la politica at InSight Crime, go here.
http://www.insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2023-mexico-violence-threatens-all-sectors-of-civil-society
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