UN: Mexico most dangerous in Americas for press

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

MEXICO CITY - Mexico is the most dangerous country in the Americas for journalists and the violence against reporters may increase, investigators from the United Nations and the Organization of American States said Tuesday.

U.N. investigator Frank La Rue and Catalina Botero of the OAS said organized crime has become the biggest threat to Mexican journalists, many of whom have had to censor themselves because of fear for their lives.

More than 60 reporters have been killed in Mexico since 2000, according to the government's National Human Rights Commission, and many more have been harassed and threatened by drug gangs.

La Rue and Botero, who were in Mexico for two weeks to investigate violence aimed at journalists, recommended that Mexican authorities establish a way to protect reporters and prosecute those who attack them.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100825/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_journalists

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[dkf]

1. Just journalists?

[Bobbieo]

2. Border areas beware, this is the power of drug gangs. I bet there are at

least a dozen drug gangs in Mexico all vying to be "Numero Uno".

[dkf]

3. I do not understand why we aren't trying to help that situation.

It is out of control.

[mike r]

4. Bush (& Obama) gave Mexico almost $2 billion to fight the cartels

The violence is truly horrific.

[dkf]

6. Is that all it takes? Money?

They don't need expertise or something?

[mike r]

7. That's the monetary value of a 3-year program

which includes training as well as equipment. The big concern is the illegal stream of weapons from the U.S. to the cartels. The cartels are also getting hand grenades and surplus weapons from South America. It's a huge problem.

[dkf]

8. Good info

Thx

[southmost]

5. same old news

noticed the date since year 2000, title should read
UN: Mexico still most dangerous in Americas for press

or

UN: Mexico continues to be most dangerous in Americas for press

[Wednesdays]

9. *sigh*

Maybe if we ended Prohibition, this would change. Ya think?

[flamingdem]

10. I think the problem is heroin and meth, that is not like legalizing pot.. nt