Rights groups continue to voice concerns over ongoing targeting of transgender individuals in Mexico.

On her second day in office, President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree recognizing the student massacre of October 2, 1968, as a crime against humanity.

October 1, on her first day in office, Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated unconditionally the fact that after 65 male presidents since independence from Spain over 200 years ago, a woman had finally reached the pinnacle of political power in Mexico.

Following the approval of the judicial reform bill earlier this month, the National Electoral Institute (INE) now faces the complex task of organizing elections, not only for nine Supreme Court judges but also some 1,600 federal judges and magistrates.

Despite widespread concerns about the increasing militarization of Mexico, the Senate has approved a constitutional amendment placing the National Guard (GN)—the country’s primary public security force—under the full control of the Defense Ministry (Sedena).

On Tuesday, October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum will be sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, beginning a single six-year term that will run until 2030.