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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 725922" data-attributes="member: 12952"><a href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22609" target="_blank">http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22609</a>“Major Human Rights Crisis,” Confronts Illegal Aliens—In Mexico!Mexico’s despicable treatment of Latino illegal aliens is s called a&nbsp; “major human rights crisis” by Amnesty International.“The group’s report comes at a sensitive time for Mexico, which is&nbsp; protesting the passage of a law in Arizona that criminalizes&nbsp; undocumented migrants.&nbsp; “Rupert Knox, Amnesty’s Mexico researcher, said in the report that&nbsp; the failure by authorities to tackle abuses against migrants has made&nbsp; their trip through Mexico one of the most dangerous in the world.&nbsp; “Migrants in Mexico are facing a major human rights crisis leaving&nbsp; them with virtually no access to justice, fearing reprisals and&nbsp; deportation if they complain of abuses,” Knox said&nbsp; “Central American migrants are frequently pulled off trains,&nbsp; kidnapped en masse, held at gang hideouts and forced to call relatives&nbsp; in the U.S. to pay off the kidnappers. Such kidnappings affect thousands&nbsp; of migrants each year in Mexico, the report says.&nbsp; “Many are beaten, raped or killed in the process.&nbsp; “One of the main issues, Amnesty says, is that migrants fear they&nbsp; will be deported if they complain to Mexican authorities about abuses.&nbsp; “At present, Article 67 of Mexico’s Population Law says,&nbsp; “Authorities, whether federal, state or municipal ... are required to&nbsp; demand that foreigners&nbsp; prove their legal presence in the country, before attending&nbsp; to any issues.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 725922, member: 12952"] [url]http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22609[/url] [B]“Major Human Rights Crisis,” Confronts Illegal Aliens—In Mexico![/B] Mexico’s despicable treatment of Latino illegal aliens is s called a “major human rights crisis” by Amnesty International. “The group’s report comes at a sensitive time for Mexico, which is protesting the passage of a law in Arizona that criminalizes undocumented migrants. “Rupert Knox, Amnesty’s Mexico researcher, said in the report that the failure by authorities to tackle abuses against migrants has made their trip through Mexico one of the most dangerous in the world. “Migrants in Mexico are facing a major human rights crisis leaving them with virtually no access to justice, fearing reprisals and deportation if they complain of abuses,” Knox said “Central American migrants are frequently pulled off trains, kidnapped en masse, held at gang hideouts and forced to call relatives in the U.S. to pay off the kidnappers. Such kidnappings affect thousands of migrants each year in Mexico, the report says. “Many are beaten, raped or killed in the process. “One of the main issues, Amnesty says, is that migrants fear they will be deported if they complain to Mexican authorities about abuses. “At present, Article 67 of Mexico’s Population Law says, “Authorities, whether federal, state or municipal ... are required to demand that foreigners prove their legal presence in the country, before attending to any issues.” [/QUOTE]

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