Mexican migrants face human rights crisis

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Mexico migrants face human rights crisis, says Amnesty

Migrants face a perilous journey (Copyright: Ricardo Ramirez Arriola)
Migrants in Mexico are facing a "major human rights crisis" as the authorities fail to tackle widespread abuses, Amnesty International has warned.

The human rights group said officials ignored or even played a part in the rape, kidnap, and murder of migrants, often carried out by criminal gangs.

Tens of thousands of Central American migrants pass through Mexico every year to try to reach the US and find work.

Amnesty called on Mexico's government to "prevent, punish and remedy abuses".

"Migrants in Mexico are facing a major human rights crisis leaving them with virtually no access

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8647252.stm

[Obamanaut]

1. This has been ongoing for quite some time. Here's a 2002 article

http://www.cis.org/articles/2002/back702.html

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2. Thank you.