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President Lopez Obrador’S Response To Femicide, Paola Briones
President Lopez Obrador’S Response To Femicide, Paola Briones
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
Femicide is defined as the specific targeting and assassination of women. While femicide exists worldwide, particularly in Latin America, Mexico has one of the highest reported rates of femicide. This paper will analyze the Lopez Obrador administration’s lack of response to rising femicide rates. The administration has not created a special prosecutor’s office to address the phenomenon; ninety-three percent of femicides remain unsolved. Previous research maintains several factors contribute to femicide including machismo, high national crime rates, and poverty. Although previous research explores causes of femicide, it neglects to provide concrete explanations for the intentional inaction of acting administrations. In …
Mexican Narcotrafficking And Its Effects, Nicholas Molden
Mexican Narcotrafficking And Its Effects, Nicholas Molden
Academic Festival
Over the course of the last century, drug trafficking throughout Latin America has led to the rise of very wealthy, influential, and ruthless criminal organizations. The organizations operate much like legal corporations and even cooperate with international associates. The power provided by drug trafficking has allowed these criminal entities to infiltrate all forms of industries and even governments. In order to secure their power and protect trafficking routes from rivals, violence between these cartels breaks out regularly. While drug trafficking is rampant throughout a large portion of Latin America, Mexico’s size and proximity to the United States’ border makes it …
Emerging Threats To National Security And Development In Africa, Emmanuel Wekem Kotia
Emerging Threats To National Security And Development In Africa, Emmanuel Wekem Kotia
Emmanuel Wekem Kotia
A presentation to students of the PhD and Masters Programs in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University.