Critics warn Mexico City over prostitution proposal
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A proposal to legalize prostitution in Mexico City risks making women more vulnerable to human traffickers forcing them onto the street as sex slaves, a U.S. academic said on Friday.
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Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law, the special prosecutor for crimes against women told a local newspaper on Friday.
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The Mexican government is distributing a comic-book guide that warns would-be migrants about the perils of crossing illegally into the United States and offers tips to stay safe &#151; enraging some advocates of stricter immigration policies in the United States who argue the booklet encourages illegal migration.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon's government wants to decriminalize first-time possession of small amounts of drugs in a move likely to draw criticism from U.S. anti-narcotics officials.
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Critics of the government's plan say it encourages early sexual activity, undermines parents, and is tantamount to abortion.
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The Spanish government's plans to legalize same-sex marriage was lambasted by the Roman Catholic Church, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence, which is working its way through the Senate, will damage relations between the two countries.
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Women ministers back proposals intended to curb the demand for prostitution.
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A new anti-discrimination rule could permit conjugal visits for gay inmates in Mexico City prisons, a city official said.
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The head of a banned opposition TV station in Venezuela says he may air programmes from Mexico.
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Strippers in this city will soon have to put on something they can't take off &#151; a business license.
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Inmates are carrying out vendettas inside prison walls, planning escapes and running their outside-world drug empires &#151; even at Mexico's highest-security penitentiaries, prompting Mexico City's mayor to call for the army to intervene.
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By MARK STEVENSON  MEXICO CITY - There is a "high possibility" a huge underground drainage tunnel could soon fail, flooding parts of this mountain-ringed metropolis 15 feet deep in sewage, the national water agency said Tuesday.
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Amnesty International raised concerns on Wednesday over President Felipe Calderon's use of troops to control Mexico's spiraling drug violence, fearing rights abuses and echoing worries of the United Nations.
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The future of Mexico's young democracy lies in the hands of seven judges who have the final word on a disputed presidential election that has strained class divisions and threatened the nation's stability, with one candidate calling for millions to protest.
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Mexico City has started a women-only bus service to protect female passengers from groping and verbal abuse common on the city's packed public transportation system.
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Amnesty international says human rights are systematically abused by authorities in Mexico.