Ciudad Juárez

create a protocol for gathering evidence that was non-existent. Bulldozers were often used in unearthing Argentine mass graves, destroying and mixing whatever remains were available. Doretti worked on desaparecidos’ remains for years to come. In fact, some of the evidence she collected is still moving through the legal system today. She went on to work on cases focusing on “human rights abuses.” This took her all over South and Central America. This early work eventually brought her to Mexico. In 2001, authorities discovered the bodies of 8 young women near the Texas-Mexico border at Ciudad Juarez. The handling of this case in particular had stood out because of the way authorities botched the case and mishandled the remains (Borrell, 2012). Doretti’s work, which included identifying the remains, reconfiguring skeletons with the correct bones, and creating a protocol for when remains are found (as Juarez is infamous for discovery of female remains), also “revealed that law enforcement had misidentified three of the eight remains furnished, and her report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights led in 2009 to an order for reparations to all the families and a condemnation of the Mexican justice system” (Borrell, 2012). Through this work, she became a constant contact in large scale excavations in Mexico, particularly in examining mass graves. A mass grave was discovered in Iguala following the disappearance, and Doretti and her team were brought in. “The 28 bodies…

cities with Mexico, particularly the borderland of El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, saw a significant increase in gender violence after the signing of NAFTA. Since the early 1990’s to the early 2000’s, Ciudad Juárez became the central stage for the most gruesome femicides in the world. As Ginger Thompson reports, what is the most astonishing of these cases is that almost all of them remain unsolved up to this day (A1). Most of the women killed shared similar backgrounds. They were poor…

regarding the subjects themselves was compiled from the surveys they completed, this data included education level, position in the household, monthly income, # of children, marital status, residence time in Juarez, and if they had experienced violence while in Juarez. Moreover, this interview was performed during a critical point in the drug war, when the violence was at its peak. C. A group of 16 parents of different families were selected from a larger pool of 300 families based on the fact…

This paper has three aims. The utmost importance is to contribute to the understanding of the reinterpretation on the 35 year regime of Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911), highlighting the major achievements increasing the Mexican economy, and the fall of the thirty-five year regime. Despite the previous interpretation of Porfirio Diaz regime as an enigma, his government considered as a dictatorship, and inflicting injustice all around the country. It has been said that it is better to regret an action…

was being created and debt was being paid, but the social strife which occurred under his rule ultimately resulted in the Mexican Revolution. Diaz grew up in a Mestizo family in Oaxaca to a mother, father and seven other siblings. When his father died, he fell into deep poverty but found his way out of it by training to become a Priest. Through experience, Diaz realized his true strength laid in war and soon enrolled in the military. He was known for his tenacity and rigor in battle and…

them, I was someone who may have grown up with English as my second language, which wasn’t entirely wrong, and have a hard time with it. I was in third grade when I realized this. I couldn’t hear the substitute from where I was sitting so I raised my hand for help and she looked at me and started to speak to me in Spanish to help me understand what was going on. Now you can only imagine how much more confusing this was to me. I looked at her and I guess my face said it all because…

extremely crazy. Well I am a person that loves to watch the news, and Mexico was not the safest place to be at. Regardless of the state you visited, no matter where you are in Mexico this country is dangerous. The boarder states are the most dangerous state in Mexico, and the worst thing we were traveling by car. My family and I were going to drive all the way to Mexico. This was like Fear Factor to me! My biggest fear was getting attacked by a Mexican Cartel or at the wrong place at the wrong…

Cast and crew traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas to capture the look and feel fo the U.S./Mexico border, which is more of a central character in the film, rather than a backdrop. Juarez, Mexicio i the setting, but the only shots of Juarez are arial, as the filmmakers visited Juarez to research and found it too dangerous to film on the ground, according to Men 's…

Exactly, who is El Chapo? Why is his name provoking fear and admiration in Mexico? Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, or known as “El Chapo (Shorty) Guzmán” for his 5 feet 6 inches stature, despite not being well-known by most Americans, is the head of the El Chapo Sinaloa Cartel, currently the biggest drug empire in the history. Over the years, he has built a corporate that makes him billions of dollars from selling synthetic drugs such as: marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. In…

“There are approximately three hundred of these foreign-owned factories in Juárez at this time, each employing thousands of workers. NAFTA has been described as a “win-win” agreement” (Luévano, 71). A new term was coined for the numerous amount of people, especially women who were looking to become more independent, moving to the Northern Mexico border for employment. Although the salary is approximately four to five dollars a day, with minimal if any benefits and no union representation (far…