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Default U.S. Congress could withhold Mérida Initiative funds on human rights grounds
Increased international attention from the media and human rights organizations to alleged abuses by Mexican soldiers against civilians could pressure the U.S. State Department and Congress to withhold funds from the Mérida Initiative, the US$1.4 billion aid package to help equip Mexican law enforcement agencies in their campaign against drug cartels. The Mérida Initiative was [...]

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