The mistreatment of thousands of Central Americans crossing Mexico for the United States, coupled with the kidnapping, are a "humanitarian crisis" that warrants the common protest of the countries of the region, saying two journalists for months documented that step.
"In the list of five major problems generated by drug cartels, abuse of Central American migration is the last to be resolved and I believe that more victims are leaving," said Oscar Martinez Salvadoran journalist in an interview with AFP .
The State Human Rights Commission of Mexico in 2009 estimated that about 10,000 immigrants, mostly American, were kidnapped in a period of six months for ransom to their families.
"In the list of five major problems generated by drug cartels, abuse of Central American migration is the last to be resolved and I believe that more victims are leaving," said Oscar Martinez Salvadoran journalist in an interview with AFP .
The State Human Rights Commission of Mexico in 2009 estimated that about 10,000 immigrants, mostly American, were kidnapped in a period of six months for ransom to their families.
Martínez, author of the book of chronicles "Migrants who do not matter", and Edu Ponces English photojournalist whose work appears in the photo book "On the Road" spent 15 months to document how organized crime is an unstoppable flow of migrants a lucrative business.
"population is the perfect design for any crime: people unwilling to report, fleeing and Mexico passing through the most suitable for offenders," he describes. Hostels
Mexican immigrant, NGOs and these two books, which and went on sale in Mexico and Central America this month and in August in Spain, they find that a usual robbery and harassment, is added in the last two years a kidnapping ring roads around the freight train that used to reach migrant U.S. border.
With the security forces overwhelmed by the war on drugs, which caused nearly 25,000 deaths in Mexico since late 2006, the reporters believe that the reaction to the tragedy can only come from outside the borders.
"Central America in international politics, on organized crime and migration is not entitled to the tantrum. That as independent country but as a region may itself, "said Martinez, 27.
" The only possibilities we see for this problem are: first, an appeal for Central American presidents to stop the slaughter of their citizens. Second, the claim is located worldwide humanitarian crisis in the UN. "
And thirdly, they collect the information of the abductees repatriated to serve the research in Mexico, proposed Martínez.
books and a documentary on violence against immigrant women 'Mary in no man's land' the Salvadoran Marcela Zamora, are results of a digital diary elfaro.net Salvador, the English association and Mexican Photo Noise IDHEAS, funded by the American Foundation Open Society.
A long-term project that allowed them to overcome obstacles posed by both the routines of mainstream media and threats of retaliation from organized crime.
For now, the reporters believe that the seriousness and thoroughness of information collected should trigger an immediate and strong reaction in Central America.
A Central American Governments, remembers Martinez we have said in meetings "Look, these materials say that now they're raping, killing and abducting people from their country. It says who, where and how they get caught. What more do you need to know?".
"population is the perfect design for any crime: people unwilling to report, fleeing and Mexico passing through the most suitable for offenders," he describes. Hostels
Mexican immigrant, NGOs and these two books, which and went on sale in Mexico and Central America this month and in August in Spain, they find that a usual robbery and harassment, is added in the last two years a kidnapping ring roads around the freight train that used to reach migrant U.S. border.
With the security forces overwhelmed by the war on drugs, which caused nearly 25,000 deaths in Mexico since late 2006, the reporters believe that the reaction to the tragedy can only come from outside the borders.
"Central America in international politics, on organized crime and migration is not entitled to the tantrum. That as independent country but as a region may itself, "said Martinez, 27.
" The only possibilities we see for this problem are: first, an appeal for Central American presidents to stop the slaughter of their citizens. Second, the claim is located worldwide humanitarian crisis in the UN. "
And thirdly, they collect the information of the abductees repatriated to serve the research in Mexico, proposed Martínez.
books and a documentary on violence against immigrant women 'Mary in no man's land' the Salvadoran Marcela Zamora, are results of a digital diary elfaro.net Salvador, the English association and Mexican Photo Noise IDHEAS, funded by the American Foundation Open Society.
A long-term project that allowed them to overcome obstacles posed by both the routines of mainstream media and threats of retaliation from organized crime.
For now, the reporters believe that the seriousness and thoroughness of information collected should trigger an immediate and strong reaction in Central America.
A Central American Governments, remembers Martinez we have said in meetings "Look, these materials say that now they're raping, killing and abducting people from their country. It says who, where and how they get caught. What more do you need to know?".
AFP
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