Amnesty for drug traffickers? That's one Mexican presidential candidate's pitch to voters
- Written by Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
Can Mexico become a 'loving republic' built on forgiveness rather than punishment?Shutterstock/NalidsaWith over 29,000 murders, 2017 was the deadliest year in Mexico since modern record-keeping began. Nearly two-thirds of Mexicans say crime and violence are the biggest problems facing their country.
A main cause of the bloodshed, studies show, is...
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