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Here you will find other stories of violence and dangers in Mexico, that the travel industry is NOT going to tell you about.
No Help for Mexico’s Kidnap Victims August 8, 2008, TIME Magazine Says Alejandro Gertz Manero, Dean of the University of the Americas and a former attorney general, "There is a collusion of the criminals with the police, and what is the worst is that there is impunity — 99% of the cases go unsolved. So there is only a 1% chance of being caught, and even then, probably remaining free, because the local prosecutors are also corrupt."
Along the border, sexual assault has become routine June 5, 2008 "I thought the wailings we heard at night were the coyotes barking at the moon," one volunteer told The Washington Times. "I didn't know until later that those sounds were the cries of women being raped in the Mexican desert, some less than 100 yards away from the border. There was absolutely nothing anyone could do about it."
Horror In Mexico “It’s Happening to Us” April 24, 2008 TIJUANA (KABC) -- Is it safe south of the border? A California couple was robbed in Mexico, and the girlfriend raped. They revealed disturbing details of their frightening ordeal to Robert Holguin, who travelled to Tijuana to talk to officials about the escalating violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and the sharp drop in tourism. These two seasoned travelers say they're never going back to Mexico.
Alarming Sensitive U.S. Government Report on Mexico Violence April 22, 2008 Dozens of people have been decapitated in Mexico so far this year, with heads stuck on fence posts, found in trash bags and heads being tossed onto a nightclub dance floor for all to see.
Violence in Mexico Deterring Tourist April 18, 2008 The number of Americans kidnapped while in Mexico doubled in 2007 from the previous year.
Why Not a Warning for Mexico Travel April 7, 2008 An alarming number of Americans are vanishing in Mexico where there has been a dramatic increase in the numbers of U.S. citizens who have recently been reported missing or kidnapped along the border with Mexico, reports the Washington Post.
US Ambassador Alarmed by Mexico Border Violence April 4, 2008 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico warned on Friday of an "alarming" surge in violence in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and said he could heighten a travel alert for U.S. citizens traveling there.
More Murderous Mayhem in Mexico March 16, 2008 WASHINGTON – A murderous slaughter of almost unimaginable proportions is taking place below America's southern border – and it goes almost unnoticed by U.S. government officials here.
Mexico: Sand, Sunshine, but NO Justice March 14, 2008 "I always thought if you stayed inside the resort you were pretty much protected from the danger of traveling to Mexico. That turned out not to be true."
February 5, 2008 Some of the 18 recent kidnapping victims have been killed, while others have survived but suffered serious injuries, Slotter says. Kidnappers raped some of the female victims. The violence associated with the abductions "goes way beyond anything we've seen, in terms of brutality," he say
MEXICO: Crime-Ridden City Where Anything Goes-And Frequently Does January 29, 2008 "Keep your heads down, close your eyes and put your hands on your knees, bitches," said the man who climbed into the old taxi, holding up the couple inside at gunpoint. Seconds later another man joined him, wielding a butcher’s knife. Another armed robbery in the Mexican capital was under way
Crime Fears Empty Mexico’s Beach Tourism January 5, 2008 Lori Hoffman, a San Diego-area emergency room nurse, said she was sexually assaulted Oct. 23 by two masked men in front of her boyfriend, San Diego Surfing Academy owner Pat Weber, who was forced to kneel at gunpoint for 45 minutes.
16,000 Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation. August 13, 2007 Commercial child sexual exploitation is also found in tourist resorts like Acapulco on the Pacific and Cancún on the Caribbean, as well as in cities and towns on the borders with the United States and Guatemala
US Citizen Sought Over Israeli Tourist Missing Near Cancun May 15, 2007 a Spanish woman and an Italian man were found near the Tulum archeological site. The woman had been raped, and two young Mexican men were arrested in connection with the case.
MINNESOTA WOMAN DRUGGED, RAPED IN CANCUN May 3, 2007 Government officials say drugging drinks is common in resort city nightclubs in Mexico.
Mexican Journalist Risks Life to Expose Child Sex Rings April 29, 2007 “I am trying to take the governor of Puebla to trial. He was involved in getting me in jail and allowing them to plan my rape and beating. I don’t know if I’m going to win that, but I’m taking it one day at a time.”
April 1, 2007 In the spring of 2005, Cacho published a searing exposé of the child abuse and pornography rings flourishing amid the $500-a-night resorts and sugar-white beaches of Cancun. Her book "The Demons of Eden: The Power That Protects Child Pornography" chronicles in cringe-inducing detail the alleged habits of wealthy men whose sexual tastes run to 4-year-old girls.
Police Arrest Two Suspects in Sexual Assault of US Tourist March 2, 2007 VERACRUZ-Police on Thursday arrested two men accused of raping a 23-year-old tourist from Tacoma, Washington, in the city of Veracruz.
Mexico: Gender Violence Continues to Claim Its Victims August 14, 2006 The soldiers disarmed the local police and stripped them naked, then beat and repeatedly raped the women who worked in the bar.
Teen Rape Victim Wants Others To Know about "Senior Week" in Cancun June 2, 2006 Authorities say Suzanne was the first of at least 12 tourists who reported being raped by the same man.
High School Seniors Warned About Cancun Rapes June 1, 2006 Cancun authorities never made public that a serial rapist was preying on foreign tourists.
Group of men repeatedly rape teen in Mexican border city infamous for killings of women July 7, 2005 Twelve men Thursday repeatedly raped a 17-year-old who they purchased from the organizers of an underground troupe that lures girls in with promises of training for a modeling career but is actually a front for prostitution.
MSNBC Cancels Mexico Balcony Death Segment During Spring Break Season March 21, 2004 A Canadian consular official told us that "the police are telling our Canadian female vacation rape victims in Mexico not to report their assault to the Canadian government because it will 'slow down and hinder the police investigation.' "
Woman Speaks of Mexico Rape Ordeal November 6, 2002 A woman from Liverpool has been attacked and raped while on holiday in Mexico by a man posing as a police officer.
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