On May 11th, the Mexican government published an agreement of the President and three Secretaries, ordering the participation of the armed forces in public security assignments until March 2024.

A former soldier, Sergio Pintado Otero, offered President Lacalle Pou information on those disappeared during Uruguay’s dictatorship in exchange for settling a “debt” the State owes him.

The Delegation of the European Union to Mexico, as well as the embassies of Norway and Switzerland, condemned the assassination of Mexican journalist Jorge Armenta and environmental defenders Eugui Roy Martínez and Juan Zamarripa, which took place on May 16, May 7, and April 11 in the states of Sonora, Oaxaca, and Chihuahua, respectively.

Former members of the guerilla group will be discussing events in which they partook during M-19’s conflict with the Colombian government.

The recent murder of a young environmental activist in Oaxaca State reflects mounting violence against activists opposed to extractive industries in Mexico that are encouraged by the State’s impunity.

From Friday, April 24 and Sunday, April 26, violence has risen in El Salvador, and there was an increase in homicides registered.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discussed the possibility of a national accord to address the continuing violence in Mexico.

As of March 13, Nicolás Maduro’s administration declared a national emergency, which on April 13 was extended for a month longer. This declaration has warranted numerous arrests, that actually violate the law.

The recent attack on journalists in the October 2019 protests resulted in Ecuador dropping to 98 on the list of 180 countries. Other Latin American countries dropped in the ranking as well.

“In November of 2019, the Congress of Guanajuato [Mexico] started a new stage in the consideration of three legal initiatives: that of disappeared people, that of victims, and that of special declarations of absence.”