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Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Protesters camped out right outside of the Democratic National Convention

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Thousands of protesters are in Tampa at the Republican National Convention.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  A new congressional report says Mexico's reliance on the military to combat widespread drug violence has been largely ineffective and has led to increases in human rights violations.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Maria Cordero is the coordinator for the group known as "Movimiento Del Valle Por Los Derechos Humanos" or Valley movement for human rights. Thursday, she and several movement members gathered at Morningside Road in Brownsville, after reports that Brownsville Police had set-up a checkpoint, and a man had been detained by U.S.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  Mexico's National Human Rights Commission called on the government Tuesday to find four Mexican journalists reported missing in or near the violence-wracked northern state of Durango.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Monday that it's sending inspectors to U.S. border crossings.

Monday, December 21, 2009  Mexico's National Human Rights Commission is urging prosecutors to protect a Texas-based norteno singer detained at a drug cartel's Christmas party.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009  A a new report shows that thousands of Central American immigrants trying to reach the United States are kidnapped for ransom every year in Mexico.