Freedom House Mourns the Loss of Mexican Interior Minister and Other High-Level Officials
Freedom House mourns the loss of Mexican Interior Minister Jose Francisco Blake Mora and Vice Minister Felipe de Jesus Zamora Castro--two of the eight people aboard a helicopter that crashed near Mexico City on November 11. Freedom House sends its condolences to the victims' families, President Felipe Calderon and the Mexican government.
Mora, a top Mexican government official, was a key figure in the fight against drug cartels. Zamora was the Vice Minister for Human Rights and Legal affairs at the Ministry of Interior. They were also partners in a new program Freedom House is launching to help protect journalists in Mexico.
In July 2010, President Calderon appointed Mora the head of the department that oversees security efforts against drug cartels. Prior to working as Interior Minister, Blake served as a member of the state government, and a representative in the Mexican Congress on behalf of the National Action Party (PAN). Mora graduated with a law degree from the Autonomous University of Baja, California, and later studied public policy at Mexico’s Autonomous Institute of Technology.
Mora, a top Mexican government official, was a key figure in the fight against drug cartels. Zamora was the Vice Minister for Human Rights and Legal affairs at the Ministry of Interior. They were also partners in a new program Freedom House is launching to help protect journalists in Mexico.
In July 2010, President Calderon appointed Mora the head of the department that oversees security efforts against drug cartels. Prior to working as Interior Minister, Blake served as a member of the state government, and a representative in the Mexican Congress on behalf of the National Action Party (PAN). Mora graduated with a law degree from the Autonomous University of Baja, California, and later studied public policy at Mexico’s Autonomous Institute of Technology.
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