Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has taken a sharp turn, going from championing UN oversight of the country's disappearances crisis to denouncing it as foreign interference — a reversal that critics say leaves victims without one of their most important defenders. The commission, known as the CNDH, spent several years actively calling on the federal government to … [Read more...] about Mexico’s Human Rights Watchdog Turns on the UN Over Disappearances
With Universal Health Care, Mexico Is Overhauling Its Fragmented Hospital System
For decades, getting care from a public hospital in Mexico has depended not on where you live or what you need, but on who you work for. That is about to change. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced this week that a presidential decree will formally create the Servicio Universal de Salud — Universal Health Care — with full implementation beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The goal: … [Read more...] about With Universal Health Care, Mexico Is Overhauling Its Fragmented Hospital System
2nd Fire in a Month Hits Mexico’s Troubled Dos Bocas Refinery
A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco — the second significant incident at the facility in less than a month — sending a thick column of black smoke visible for kilometers and triggering a large emergency response. Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, confirmed the blaze started in a petroleum coke storage warehouse inside the … [Read more...] about 2nd Fire in a Month Hits Mexico’s Troubled Dos Bocas Refinery
Mexico’s London Embassy Scandal: A Ghost Company, Diverted Funds, and 40 Ignored Warnings
A former Mexican ambassador to the United Kingdom has formally accused a network of diplomats and foreign ministry officials of running a corruption scheme that diverted public funds through a fictitious cleaning company — and claims her warnings went unanswered for more than a year. Josefa González-Blanco Ortiz-Mena, who served as Mexico's ambassador in London from March … [Read more...] about Mexico’s London Embassy Scandal: A Ghost Company, Diverted Funds, and 40 Ignored Warnings
Tijuana Beyond the Border: What Travelers Actually Need to Know
Tijuana has always been a city that people think they understand before they've ever set foot there. For generations of Americans, the mental image was fixed: a rowdy border town of cheap drinks, questionable nightlife, and little else. That picture was always incomplete. Today, it's also increasingly outdated, though the full truth about Tijuana is more nuanced than either … [Read more...] about Tijuana Beyond the Border: What Travelers Actually Need to Know