Mexico’s National Guard kills Cuban migrant, wounds four others as caravan advances
Mexico City, MexicoReuters A Cuban migrant was shot dead by the Mexican National Guard and four others were wounded after the vehicle they were in did not stop when ordered to do so, Mexican authorities said on Tuesday. The shooting occurred early on Sunday in the southern state of Chiapas, in an area where a […]
“We can’t allow it”: Mexico rights watchdog eyes sex trafficking
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Mexico cannot keep allowing people to fall victim to human trafficking networks, its new human rights ombudsman has said, warning it will be especially vigilant over sexual exploitation. Rosario Piedra said the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), which she heads, received daily complaints from those looking for lost loved ones. […]
Mexico lacks basic data on hundreds of trafficking victims – government watchdog
Mexico CityThomson Reuters Foundation Mexican authorities do not know the nationality of hundreds of identified foreign trafficking victims, according to a government watchdog, raising fears that vulnerable US-bound migrants are being left stranded. Tens of thousands of people, mostly from Central America, end up in Mexico each year either on route to the United States […]