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30 September 2020
MEXICO
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Title:
Mexico. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 September 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Source:
Advantage Mexico. Accent Discount Travel.
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Mexique. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Source:
Institute for Economics and Peace
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Great Expectations and Grim Realities in AMLO's Mexico
Source:
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Mexico Needs Comprehensive Strategies to Combat Violence against Journalists and Human Rights Defenders
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
13 May 2020
Author:
Gina Hinojosa; Maureen Meyer
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations
Source:
Congressional Research Service
Date of Document:
12 May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Mexico
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Source:
France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international.
Date of Document:
June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
The socio-economic situation, including demographics, employment rates, economic sectors, and crime rates, particularly in Mexico City, Mérida, Puebla, Guadalajara and Monterrey (2017–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 September 2020
Accessed Date:
25 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
16 March 2020
Title:
Mexico. Human Rights in the Americas: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 February 2019
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. World Report 2020: Events of 2019.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Mexico
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/MEX/1
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
23 August 2018
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Compilation on Mexico
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/MEX/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
3 September 2018
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Mexico
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/MEX/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
24 August 2018
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Illegal Pushbacks of Asylum-Seekers at the Us–Mexico Border. USA: 'You Don't Have Any Rights Here' : Illegal Pushbacks, Arbitrary Detention & Ill-Treatment Of Asylum-Seekers In The United States.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 October 2018
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. Freedom in the World 2020.
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Mexico
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 February 2018
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Mexico. Follow-up to Recommendations Made by the IACHR in its Country or Thematic Reports. Annual Report 2019.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Defenders Beyond Borders: Migrant Rights Defenders Under Attack in Central America, Mexico & The United States
Source:
Frontline Defenders et al.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapters II, III and IV. Mexico's Constitution of 1917 with Amendments through 2015.
Source:
Mexico; Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Documents required and government checks conducted in connection with issuing or renewing a passport; the length of time it takes to issue or renew a passport; differences among passports valid for one, three, six or ten years
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 September 2010
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Mexico
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
August 2015
Accessed Date:
1 August 2017
Title:
Mexico. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Voter identification card (credencial para votar); whether a cardholder must make notification of a change of address; whether it can be used as an identification document; whether the card is punched in some manner once a person has voted; ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 August 2014
Accessed Date:
28 August 2014
Title:
Whether a third party can access personal information included in government databases, including home address, through the Unique Population Registration Code (Clave Única de Registro de Población, CURP) or driver's license; protection of ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 July 2018
Accessed Date:
23 August 2018
Title:
Rights and obligations of permanent residents; conditions under which permanent residence is cancelled (2016-June 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 June 2018
Accessed Date:
23 August 2018
Title:
Mexico and Venezuela: Residence status of Venezuelan refugees and transiting migrants in Mexico, including requirements and procedures to apply for residence status; rights and obligations associated with residence status; documents issued (2016-May 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 June 2018
Accessed Date:
27 August 2019
Title:
Requirements and procedures for obtaining temporary resident status; frequency with which temporary resident status must be renewed and procedures for renewing it; rights and obligations of temporary residents; requirements and procedures ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 December 2018
Accessed Date:
21 August 2019
Title:
Update of MEX106345 of 26 July 2019 on the circumstances under which a person would lose their refugee status in Mexico, including whether leaving the country and applying for refugee status abroad results in automatic loss; circumstances under ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 August 2019
Accessed Date:
27 August 2019
Title:
Update of MEX106346 of 9 August 2019 on the requirements and procedures to obtain a copy of an asylum record, including from outside the country; processing time for requests; circumstances under which an individual would not be able to obtain ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2019
Accessed Date:
29 August 2019
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Mexico Election Guide: June 2017 Gubernatorial Election and July 2018 Presidential Election
Source:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Date of Document:
31 May 2017
Accessed Date:
1 August 2017
Title:
United Mexican States. Election for President of 1 July 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
United Mexican States. Election for Cámara de Senadores (Mexican Senate) of 1 July 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
United Mexican States. Election for Cámara de Diputados (Mexican Chamber Of Deputies) of 1 July 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence
Accessed Date:
17 August 2015
Title:
Mexico. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Mexico: Domestic Violence. COI Compilation.
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
1 August 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention: Mexico
Source:
United Nations. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
2 February 2017
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
List of issues and questions in relation to the ninth periodic report of Mexico. Addendum. Responses of Mexico.
Code:
CEDAW/C/MEX/Q/9/Add.1
Date of Document:
27 March 2018
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Mexican government paralyzed in the face of a wave of femicides
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 March 2020
Author:
José Miguel Vivanco
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Situation of single women and of women who head their own households without male support, including access to employment, housing and support services, particularly in Mexico City and Mérida (Yucatán) (2017-October 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 February 2020
Accessed Date:
25 February 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Mexico
Source:
United Nations. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
25 July 2018
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Child custody rights; the right of a parent to know the location of his or her children when the spouse relocates within Mexico; child abduction and legal recourse to protection (amparo) in custody situations; changes to child custody provisions...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 September 2011
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Title:
Domestic violence, including treatment of survivors of domestic violence; legislation; protection and support services available, including psychological services, particularly in Mexico City and Mérida (2017–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 September 2020
Accessed Date:
29 September 2020
Title:
Mexico Gender Assessment
Date of Document:
30 April 2019
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Surviving Death: Police and Military Torture of Women in Mexico
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
28 June 2016
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Title:
Whether a parent may relocate with a child without notifying the other parent, including in situations involving domestic violence and whether this is affected by protection or restraining orders; procedures for a parent to locate their child ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 February 2020
Accessed Date:
25 February 2020
Title:
The situation and treatment of single older women who return to or relocate within Mexico without family support, including access to employment, housing, and social benefits; whether single older women are at a heightened risk of violence ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 August 2020
Accessed Date:
15 September 2020
Title:
Mexico: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). COI Compilation.
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
1 August 2017
Title:
Situation of sexual and gender minorities, including in Mérida (Yucatán) and Monterrey (Nuevo León), including legislation, treatment by authorities and society; state protection and support services available (2017-August 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 August 2019
Accessed Date:
30 August 2019
Title:
Report on Human Rights Conditions of Transgender Women in Mexico
Source:
Transgender Law Center; Cornell Law School LGBT Clinic
Date of Document:
May 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities, including in Mexico City; protection and support services offered by the state and civil society (2015-July 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2018
Accessed Date:
27 April 2018
Title:
Societal norms on gender identity expressions, including in indigenous communities (2016-May 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 May 2018
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Mexico. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2020, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
28 July 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Ciudad Juarez.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Guadalajara.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Mexico City.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
1 August 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Monterrey.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
26 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Tijuana.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
29 July 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Organized Crime and Violence in Mexico. Analysis Through 2018.
Source:
University of San Diego. Justice in Mexico Project.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Author:
Laura Calderón et al.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Matamoros.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
KRE in Mexico. KRE Global Monitor. December 2016 – March 2017.
Source:
Liberty Speciality Markets; red24
Date of Document:
24 March 2017
Accessed Date:
2 August 2017
Title:
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)
Date of Document:
8 July 2020
Accessed Date:
29 September 2020
Title:
Policy Brief: The New Generation: Mexico's Emerging Organized Crime Threat
Source:
Justice in Mexico
Date of Document:
19 March 2018
Author:
Lucy La Rosa; David A. Shirk
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Mérida.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
1 August 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Drug cartels, including Los Zetas, the Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo), La Familia Michoacana, and the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO); activities and areas of operation; ability to track individuals within Mexico (2017-August 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2019
Accessed Date:
28 August 2019
Title:
Violence within: Understanding the Use of Violent Practices Among Mexican Drug Traffickers
Source:
Justice in Mexico
Date of Document:
November 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
The Strategic Implications of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación
Source:
Journal of Strategic Security
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Crime and criminality, including organized crime, alliances between criminal groups and their areas of control; groups targeted by cartels; state response; protection available to victims, including witness protection (2018–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 September 2020
Accessed Date:
29 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Nuevo Laredo.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Whether 'death threats' are specifically mentioned in the Federal Criminal Code (Código Penal Federal, CPF) and/or state criminal codes; if so, punishment specified
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 January 2010
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Title:
La Unión Tepito Inner Workings Revealed in Mexico City Raid
Date of Document:
31 October 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Mexico's Out-Of-Control Criminal Market
Source:
Foreign Policy at Brookings
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Date of Document:
13 February 2018
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
La Unión Tepito Inner Workings Revealed in Mexico City Raid
Date of Document:
31 October 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Date of Document:
5 May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
More than Cartels: Counting Mexico's Crime Rings
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
8 May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Nogales.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Hermosillo.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Five Years On, What's Still Missing from Mexico's National Anti-Corruption System?
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
15 April 2020
Author:
Gina Hinojosa; Maureen Meyer
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Mexico
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
24 July 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Whether police from one jurisdiction could process complaints related to crimes that occur outside of their jurisdiction (2014-July 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 August 2015
Accessed Date:
25 August 2015
Title:
Whether the regional office of the Attorney General of the Republic (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) has the jurisdiction to handle a sexual assault complaint in Mexico, including Guanajuato; whether a person can file a complaint for...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 January 2013
Accessed Date:
27 September 2013
Title:
Corruption that Kills: Why Mexico Needs An International Mechanism To Combat Impunity
Source:
Open Society Foundations. Open Society Justice Initiative.
Date of Document:
1 May 2018
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Procedures to initiate a criminal complaint or investigation, including whether a complaint may be registered over the phone and on the internet, particularly in Mexico City, Nuevo León, Jalisco and Veracruz (2017-August 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 August 2019
Accessed Date:
30 August 2019
Title:
Communication Surveillance. State of Privacy in Mexico.
Source:
Privacy International
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Access to a lawyer during the first hours of custody in Mexico: A Situation Analysis
Source:
Association for the Prevention of Torture
Date of Document:
1 April 2019
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Shadow Report By Mexican Civil Society Organisations For The UN Committee Against Torture 2012-2019
Source:
Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos et al.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico's National Anti-Corruption System: A Historic Opportunity in the Fight against Corruption
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
May 2018
Author:
Maureen Meyer; Gina Hinojosa
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Mexico's Rule of Law Efforts: 11 Years After Criminal Justice Reforms. Challenges and Opportunities for the López Obrador Administration.
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
November 2019
Author:
Gina Hinojosa; Maureen Meyer
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
The Implementing Law Of Mexico's National Prosecutor's Office: Progress and Pending Issues
Source:
Fundación para el Debido Proceso; Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Úrsula Indacochea; Maureen Meyer
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Forced Confessions: Tracking Torture and Mistreatment in Mexico's Accusatorial Criminal Justice System
Source:
University of San Diego. Justice in Mexico Project.
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
21 February 2020
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
False Suspicions: Arbitrary Detentions by Police in Mexico
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
13 July 2017
Accessed Date:
25 August 2017
Title:
Police corruption, including police affiliation with cartels and police effectiveness; state protection, including complaints mechanisms available to report instances of corruption (2017–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 September 2020
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Mexico's Fight against Transnational Organized Crime
Source:
Army University Press. Military Review.
Date of Document:
24 May 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Violence Against Journalists in Mexico: In Brief
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
17 May 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico Journalists Face Violence From Both Officials and Crime Groups: Report
Date of Document:
21 March 2018
Author:
Angelika Albaladejo
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Turning The Tide On Impunity: Protection And Access To Justice For Journalists And Human Rights Defenders In Mexico
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. Freedom on the Net 2019.
Author:
Ninoska Pérez Rodríguez; Indira Cornelio
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Mexico
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
13 November 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Journalist receiving protection gunned down in northwestern Mexico
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
19 May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. International Religious Freedom Report for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Treatment of Tzeltal people in Chiapas by society and authorities, including displacement of members or supporters of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN); situation in Tenejapa in 2011 and presently (2015-September 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2017
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on her visit to Mexico
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
28 June 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. The Indigenous World 2020.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2020
Author:
José del Val et al.
Accessed Date:
29 September 2020
Title:
Caught Between Bullets And Neglect: Lack Of Protection For Defenders Of The Territory In The Tarahumara Sierra
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
24 January 2019
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Observations on the State of Indigenous Human Rights in Mexico.
Source:
Cultural Survival
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. Indigenous peoples' rights to autonomy and self-government as a manifestation of the right to self-determination.
Source:
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
1 March 2019
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined eighteenth to twenty-first periodic reports of Mexico
Code:
CERD/C/MEX/CO/18-21
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
19 September 2019
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Situation and treatment of Indigenous persons by society and by the authorities; state protection and support services available; situation of Indigenous persons living in cities, particularly in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 September 2020
Accessed Date:
25 September 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Access to databases of personal information by police or a third party, including who has access; recent data breaches (2017-August 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 August 2019
Accessed Date:
22 August 2019
Title:
United States: Circumstances under which victims of domestic violence and gang violence are granted protection; protection offered to claimants who do not meet Refugee Convention grounds, but instead claim a risk to their life or a risk of torture, or cruel and unusual treatment (2016-August 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 October 2018
Accessed Date:
13 March 2019
Title:
Immigration Laws Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
21 July 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
The Trump Administration's “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Enforcement Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
26 February 2019
Author:
William A. Kandel
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
“Come Back Later”: Challenges for Asylum Seekers Waiting at Ports of Entry
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
August 2018
Author:
Adam Isacson; Maureen Meyer; Adeline Hite
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Expedited Removal of Aliens: An Introduction
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
23 September 2020
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Processing Aliens at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Recent Policy Changes
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
15 November 2019
Author:
Hillel R. Smith et al.
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2020:
Title:
Mexico. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 February 2020
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2020
Title:
Mexico Peace Index 2019
Source:
Institute for Economics and Peace
Date of Document:
April 2019
URL:
http://visionofhumanity.org/app/uploads/2019/04/MPI-ENG-2019-Reportweb-a.pdf
Accessed Date:
6 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2017.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2018
URL:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2016-2017/americas/mexico.html
Accessed Date:
6 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. Freedom in the World 2019.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2019/mexico
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Mexico.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2020
Title:
Mexico. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2019, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/INCSR-Vol-INCSR-Vol.-I-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
20 December 2019
URL:
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41576.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2020
Title:
Mexico: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report-2/mexico/
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Ciudad Juarez.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
19 March 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/767346f9-d5f4-40e0-bc0e-15f4aeb82c35
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Guadalajara.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
1 April 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/34348f42-6068-45fa-b284-15f4aebed8fd
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Mexico City.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
3 May 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/31610b8d-d194-41a7-85d0-15f4aecaf23e
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Monterrey.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
30 May 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/893f5c16-70ee-4614-be53-15f4aed20845
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Tijuana.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
5 April 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/72d11598-3cfa-4ff4-a9bc-15f4aec22ce4
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)
Date of Document:
21 May 2019
URL:
https://www.insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/jalisco-cartel-new-generation/
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Mérida.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
3 April 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/0085b4fd-b4ca-4286-9629-15f4aec03eb5
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-report-on-international-religious-freedom/mexico/
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. The Indigenous World 2019.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2019
URL:
https://www.iwgia.org/images/documents/indigenous-world/IndigenousWorld2019_UK.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Mexico. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2019
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/country/mexico/
Accessed Date:
14 August 2019
Title:
An Overview of U.S. Immigration Laws Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
10 June 2019
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10150
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Expedited Removal of Aliens: An Introduction
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
12 November 2019
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11357
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
Mexico. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/americas/mexico/report-mexico/
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Report from the Movement for Our Disappeared in Mexico to the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances for the Follow-Up Dialogue on Additional Information Submitted by Mexico
Source:
Movimiento por nuestros desaparecidos en México
Date of Document:
24 October 2018
URL:
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CED/Shared%20Documents/MEX/INT_CED_NGS_MEX_32765_E.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 August 2019
Title:
Mexico's Human Rights Landscape During President López Obrador's First Year in Office
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
Date of Document:
26 November 2019
Author:
Maureen Meyer; Gina Hinojosa
URL:
https://www.wola.org/analysis/mexico-human-rights-lopez-obrador/
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Mexico.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
http://www.bti-project.org/fileadmin/files/BTI/Downloads/Reports/2018/pdf/BTI_2018_Mexico.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 August 2018
Title:
Domestic violence in the Federal District and the state of Jalisco, particularly in Guadalajara, including state protection and support services
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 September 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454162
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; femicide; institutional efficacy; police efficacy
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation; protection and support services offered to victims by the state and civil society, including Mexico City (2015-July 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 August 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457168
Accessed Date:
31 August 2017
Title:
Situation of Impunity and Violence in Mexico's Northern Border Region
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America et al.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://www.wola.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Situation-of-Impunity-and-Violence-in-Mexicos-northern-border-LAWG-WOLA-KBI.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2017
Title:
Criminality, including organized crime; state response, including effectiveness; protection available to victims, including witness protection (2015-July 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 August 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457178
Accessed Date:
30 August 2017
Title:
Kidnappings for ransom, including the types of kidnapping, protection available to victims, the effectiveness of anti-kidnapping measures, and complicity of police officers (July 2009-August 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 September 2013
URL:
https://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454808&pls=1
Accessed Date:
27 September 2013
Keywords:
abduction; corruption; gangs; police/security forces
Title:
Justiciabarómetro 2016. Perspectives on Mexico's Criminal Justice System: What Do its Operators Think?
Source:
University of San Diego. Justice in Mexico Project.
Author:
Nancy G. Cortés et al.
URL:
https://justiceinmexico.org/justicebarometer-2016/
Accessed Date:
2 August 2017
Title:
The responsibilities and duties of police officers in the municipality of Juarez and the Federal District, including legislation governing police actions and effectiveness of police
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 April 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453902
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; torture
Title:
The responsibilities and duties of police officers in Nuevo Leon and Veracruz, including police structure, legislation governing police actions, effectiveness of police, and dismissal of police forces
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454163
Accessed Date:
23 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; torture
Title:
Mexico Needs Comprehensive Strategies to Combat Violence against Journalists and Human Rights Defenders
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
13 May 2020
Author:
Gina Hinojosa; Maureen Meyer
URL:
https://www.wola.org/analysis/journalists-human-rights-defenders-mexico/
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations
Source:
Congressional Research Service
Date of Document:
12 May 2020
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42917
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Mexico
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report-MEX.html
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Source:
France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international.
Date of Document:
June 2020
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/mexique/presentation-du-mexique/
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
The socio-economic situation, including demographics, employment rates, economic sectors, and crime rates, particularly in Mexico City, Mérida, Puebla, Guadalajara and Monterrey (2017–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 September 2020
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458172
Accessed Date:
25 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. Human Rights in the Americas: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 February 2019
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AMR0113532020ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. Follow-up to Recommendations Made by the IACHR in its Country or Thematic Reports. Annual Report 2019.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
URL:
http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/docs/annual/2019/docs/IA2019cap5MX-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexican government paralyzed in the face of a wave of femicides
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 March 2020
Author:
José Miguel Vivanco
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/03/mexican-government-paralyzed-face-wave-femicides
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Domestic violence, including treatment of survivors of domestic violence; legislation; protection and support services available, including psychological services, particularly in Mexico City and Mérida (2017–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 September 2020
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458175
Accessed Date:
29 September 2020
Title:
The situation and treatment of single older women who return to or relocate within Mexico without family support, including access to employment, housing, and social benefits; whether single older women are at a heightened risk of violence ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 August 2020
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458159
Accessed Date:
15 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Matamoros.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/ee12ce10-1ee1-4fb5-a7b6-1902856858b5
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Crime and criminality, including organized crime, alliances between criminal groups and their areas of control; groups targeted by cartels; state response; protection available to victims, including witness protection (2018–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 September 2020
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458183
Accessed Date:
29 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Nuevo Laredo.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/7e7f075c-4642-42e7-b1ed-1902835361b9
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
La Unión Tepito Inner Workings Revealed in Mexico City Raid
Date of Document:
31 October 2019
URL:
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/mexico-city-raid-la-union-tepito/
Accessed Date:
17 February 2020
Date of Document:
5 May 2020
URL:
https://www.insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/familia-michoacana-mexico-profile/
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
More than Cartels: Counting Mexico's Crime Rings
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
8 May 2020
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/mexico/more-cartels-counting-mexicos-crime-rings
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Nogales.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/3308cb54-2343-4177-8a0b-190281ef31c2
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Mexico. 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Hermosillo.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/35043cbd-64a6-4e2e-b650-19027e7900a8
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Five Years On, What's Still Missing from Mexico's National Anti-Corruption System?
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
15 April 2020
Author:
Gina Hinojosa; Maureen Meyer
URL:
https://www.wola.org/analysis/five-years-anti-corruption-system-mexico/
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Police corruption, including police affiliation with cartels and police effectiveness; state protection, including complaints mechanisms available to report instances of corruption (2017–September 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 September 2020
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458186
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Journalist receiving protection gunned down in northwestern Mexico
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
19 May 2020
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/news/journalist-receiving-protection-gunned-down-northwestern-mexico
Accessed Date:
24 September 2020
Title:
Situation and treatment of Indigenous persons by society and by the authorities; state protection and support services available; situation of Indigenous persons living in cities, particularly in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 September 2020
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458171
Accessed Date:
25 September 2020
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