The article discusses the emergence of selfdefense groups in michoacan from february 20 in response to the control over daily life exercised by the drug cartels. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. In january 2014, vigilante groups in the mexican state of michoacan made. Movimiento social, paramilitarismo y neocaciquismo. In february 20, localities affected by narcoviolence in michoacan, mexico. Our approach proposes three general issues to draw a picture of what happened. At this juncture, they threw five human heads wrapped in plastic onto the dance floor.
Sick of the violence, the abuses and the indifference and complicity with which the authorities were treating the narcotraffickers, the citizens decided to solve the problems that none of the three levels of government. Mar 24, 2015 two years ago, citizens of the mexican state of michoacan, rose up in armed resistance against the knights templar cartel. Because of the lack of oversight of autodefensas groups, these organizations began to be joined by former cartel members and people who felt above the law. Autodefensas selfdefenders or policia comunitaria community police or policia popular peoples police are vigilante selfdefense groups that arose in the gulf of mexico and south mexico regions between 2012 and 20. While certain crime indicatorsnotably homicidehave fallen significantly throughout much of. University of pittsburgh graduate school for public and. The reappearance of autodefensas in michoacan borderland beat. America, and take steps to properly regulate the autodefensas and promptly. Autodefensas en michoacan pdf download serristmosti.
Autodefensas selfdefenders or policia comunitaria community police or policia popular. Manuel mireles, founder of the autodefensas in michoacan, has returned to his city of tepalcatepec this morning shortly before 9 am. As autodefensas groups grew, it was hard to maintain a centralized group of leaders. Mexico institute woodrow wilson international center for. Two years of the autodefensas movement in michoacan, mexico. The evolution of organized crime and violence in michoacan.