We issued the following statement today in response to reports that the new Mexican Chamber of Deputies has not renewed the mandate of a special congressional committee on violence against the press appointed in 2006...
“We are deeply disappointed by this failure to renew the mandate of a committee that has helped keep the intolerable situation of the Mexican media in the public eye,” said Carlos Lauría, CPJ senior program coordinator for the Americas. “We call on the Congress to show its full commitment to a free press by granting federal authorities jurisdiction over crimes against freedom of expression, a reform still pending in the legislature.”
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I thank CPJ for it´s active pursuit in defense of journalists. I hope more pressure can be brought to bear on the Mexican Congress to not abolish this committee, despite it´s questionable efficacy. Here things often turn into a charade for the rest of the world to see how progressive the country is, Environmental Protection, Human Rights, etc., etc.