SENATE RATIFIES JOSE LUIS SOBERANES AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN-RIGHTS COMMISSION FOR ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR TERM.

From: SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico | Date: November 3, 2004 | Copyright information

In a decision that drew criticism from many nongovernmental organizations, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to ratify Jose Luis Soberanes as the director of the semi-independent Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDH) for another five years. Soberanes' reappointment was one of two major appointments approved by the Senate in late October; the other was to ratify Sergio Valls as a new member of the high court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, SCJN).

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