Veracruz: Fixing Mexico's State of Terror
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| Titel |
Veracruz: Fixing Mexico's State of Terror
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| Verfasserangabe |
International Crisis Group (ICG)
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| Reihenvermerk |
61
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| Verlag | |
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Brussels
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Once regarded as a minor hub in Mexico's criminal economy, Veracruz is now confronting the harrowing truths from over a decade of violence and grand corruption. At least 2,750 people are believed to have disappeared in a state whose former governor is wanted for embezzlement on numerous counts. The murders of seventeen journalists from 2010 onwards are the most notorious examples of a whirlwind of killings that targeted, among others, legal professionals, police officers, potential witnesses to crimes and any civilians who dared check the ambitions of a multitude of criminal organisations and their political accomplices. A new governor from the opposition National Action Party (PAN) has promised to clean out the state and prosecute wrongdoers, fostering hopes that peace can be restored. But as economic turbulence threatens the country, and bankruptcy looms over Veracruz, strong international support will be crucial to bolster initiatives aimed at finding the bodies of the disappeared, investigating past crimes, and transforming the state's police force and prosecution service.
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| Altersbeschränkung |
0
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| Urheber |
International Crisis Group (ICG)
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