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World / Crime & Legal Mar 25, 2019

Mexican president says state was main violator of human rights

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday the state had in the past been the main violator of human rights in the country, as he blamed violence and disappearances on his predecessors' "neo-liberal" economic policies. "There was a time in which the main ...

World / Politics Mar 11, 2019

Popularity sky-high, Mexico's president runs a one-man show

Three months into his presidency, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has already spent more time facing the press corps than his predecessor did in his entire six-year term. And the people love it. Standing at the center of a stage for his news conferences at 7 ...