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Viewing cable 07MEXICO1200, SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA
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| 07MEXICO1200 | 2007-03-08 22:20 | 2011-08-25 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Mexico |
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INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 MEXICO 001200
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
SUBJECT: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA
REF: A. 06 STATE 202745 B. 06 MEXICO 6568 C. 06 MEXICO 3423
NOTE: This is the third part of a three part cable. End note.
INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS - continued...
--------------------------------------------
¶29. (SBU) QUESTION M. If government officials are involved in
trafficking, what steps has the government taken to end such
participation? Have any government officials been prosecuted
for involvement in trafficking or trafficking-related
corruption? Have any been convicted? What sentence(s) was
imposed? Please provide specific numbers, if available.
POST RESPONSE: The INM official Hector Amando Flores
D'Olarte, involved in the Carreto trafficking case, was
charged with illegal smuggling and received a sentence of 27
years in prison and a fine of 858,246 Mexico pesos
(approximately USD 78,450). While he received a legal
injunction ("amparo") and was freed, a Mexican court
revoked the injunction and issued a warrant for his arrest.
He remains a fugitive. (See paragraph 22 for more
information.)
One of the trafficking victims identified in an INM detention
center accused a local migration official in San Cristobal de
las Casas, Chiapas, of providing protection to the
traffickers. INM has removed the official and is
investigating the case.
¶30. (SBU) QUESTION N. If the country has an identified child
sex tourism problem (as source or destination), how many
foreign pedophiles has the government prosecuted or
deported/extradited to their country of origin? What are the
countries of origin for sex tourists? Do the country's child
sexual abuse laws have extraterritorial coverage (similar to
the U.S. PROTECT Act)? If so, how many of the country's
nationals have been prosecuted and/or convicted under the
extraterritorial provision(s)?
POST RESPONSE: Mexico has significant sex tourism,
particularly in popular tourist destinations like Cancun and
Acapulco as well as border towns like Tijuana. Sexual
tourists reportedly arrive largely from the United States as
well as the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, among other
countries.
The GOM has both arrested and extradited foreign pedophiles
(see paragraph 22 and 26). The government has no
extraterritorial laws expressly addressing child sexual
abuse. However, Article 4 of the Mexican Penal Code provides
jurisdiction to Mexican federal district courts for the
prosecution of any defendants in a case in which the
defendant or victim is Mexican or Mexican interests are
official.
¶31. (SBU) QUESTION O. Has the government signed, ratified,
and/or taken steps to implement the following international
instruments? Please provide the date of
signature/ratification if appropriate.
- ILO Convention 182 concerning the prohibition and immediate
action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor.
POST RESPONSE: Mexico ratified on March 2000.
- ILO Convention 29 and 105 on forced or compulsory labor.
POST RESPONSE: Mexico ratified ILO Convention 29 on May 12,
1934, and Convention 105 on June 1, 1959.
- The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) on the sale of children, child prostitution,
and child pornography.
POST RESPONSE: Mexico ratified on January 16, 2002.
- The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN
Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.
POST RESPONSE: Mexico ratified on May 4, 2003.
PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS
------------------------------------
¶32. (SBU) QUESTION A. Does the government assist victims, for
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example, by providing temporary to permanent residency
status, relief from deportation, shelter and access to legal,
medical and psychological services? If so, please explain.
Does the country have victim care and victim health care
facilities? Does the country have facilities dedicated to
helping victims of trafficking? If so, can post provide the
number of victims placed in these care facilities?
POST RESPONSE: The rights of crime victims are guaranteed in
the Mexican Constitution, regardless of the victim's
nationality. Both the Mexican federal government and some
states have crime victim's assistance programs. The programs
cover legal assistance and medical services and psychological
counseling. The DIF, for example, provides temporary shelter
and medical services to unaccompanied minors, with programs
on the northern border. These DIF shelters likely serve
victims of trafficking, but currently DIF does not provide
tailored services to trafficking victims and has not
established a referral system. The DIF tries to locate
parents or family members in order to repatriate the
children. The quality of the programs varies widely. While
some health screening takes place, undocumented aliens are
not routinely screened for HIV/AIDS. Even when tested,
positive results may not show up for months.
In September, the INM authorized the issuance of humanitarian
visas, granted to victims who are willing to assist in
prosecution cases. The visas are issued with a validity of
one year and are renewable. INM has received some criticism
since the procedure and criteria for authorizing the visas
are unclear. INM reported that it has issued 11 visas to
trafficking victims: four from Argentina, four from Honduras,
two from China and one from El Salvador.
The INM recently constructed a large new facility in
Tapachula, Chiapas, to process migrants. This facility
provides separate accommodations for men, women, children and
families. Several trafficking victims have been identified in
the facility and passed to NGO or DIF-run shelters.
The USAID Shelter Project conducted a baseline study and
already has identified three shelters operated by civil
society organizations in Mexico City and Cancun, which USAID
will support to convert some of their facilities to provide
services exclusively to trafficking victims.
¶33. (SBU) QUESTION B. Does the government provide funding or
other forms of support to foreign or domestic NGOs for
services to victims? Please explain.
POST RESPONSE: The federal and state governments do provide
funding and other forms of support to domestic NGOs for
services to victims; however, the level of funding and
support is very limited.
Covering the period from July 2005 to June 2006, INMUJERES
provided funding for the following local organizations:
-- Consejo Regional Indigena de la Sierra Negra; 176,100
Mexican pesos (USD 16,100); the project launched an awareness
campaign to prevent the sexual exploitation of adolescents in
targeted communities in the state of Puebla.
-- Centro "Fray Julian Garces" Derechos Humanos y Desarollo
Local; 250,000 pesos (USD 22,850); the program raised
awareness and promoted legislation and public policy to
address the trafficking of women for prostitution and the
rights of women.
-- Brigada Callejera de Apoyo a la Mujer; 220,000 (USD
20,110); the program ran a citizen campaign in major cities
throughout the country against sexual exploitation of
vulnerable girls and women.
¶34. (SBU) QUESTION C. Do the government's law enforcement and
social services personnel have a formal system of identifying
victims of trafficking among high-risk persons with whom they
come in contact (e.g. foreign persons arrested for
prostitution or immigration violations)? Is there a referral
process in place, when appropriate, to transfer victims
detained, arrested or placed in protective custody by law
enforcement authorities to NGOs that provide short- or
long-term care?
POST RESPONSE: The DIF operates shelters for unaccompanied
migrant children who are intercepted at the border. Shelters
operate in border towns for those adults who self-refer.
Third Country Nationals (TCNs) intercepted at the border are
generally placed in a migration detention station until they
can be repatriated. NGOs such as Casa Alianza offer shelter
to street children, mainly adolescents, who are often victims
of sexual exploitation; and Casa de las Mercedes offers
shelter and training to former prostitutes and their
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children. The INM has also referred several trafficking
victims to NGOs or state-run shelters for assistance.
¶35. (SBU) QUESTION D. Are the rights of victims respected, or
are victims treated as criminals? Are victims detained,
jailed, or deported? If detained or jailed, for how long?
Are victims fined? Are victims prosecuted for violations of
other laws, such as those governing immigration or
prostitution?
POST RESPONSE: Violators of Mexican immigration law usually
are deported within a few weeks, especially if they are from
Central America. Although according to Mexican law an illegal
immigrant can be sentenced up to two years in prison, Mexico
follows the Palermo Protocol, establishing that illegal
migration is not prosecuted.
Grupo Beta, a unit of INM that operates on the northern and
southern borders, is mandated to deliver aid and protection
to migrants or nationals in Mexico. In 2006, Grupo Beta
rescued 7,745 migrants at risk and provided immediate medical
attention to 694 of them; found 148 lost migrants; provided
social assistance to 103,732 migrants and legal assistance in
222 cases; and authorized protection to 92 migrants who were
victims of crime, some of whom were trafficking victims.
In 2006, Mexican authorities designed a national program to
raid bars, conducting 872 operations and detaining 799
foreigners working illegally. While this population and line
of work are vulnerable to trafficking, no trafficking victims
were identified.
¶36. (SBU) QUESTION E. Does the government encourage victims
to assist in the investigation and prosecution of
trafficking? May victims file civil suits or seek legal
action against the traffickers? Does anyone impede the
victims' access to such legal redress? If a victim is a
material witness in a court case against a former employer,
is the victim permitted to obtain other employment or to
leave the country pending trial proceedings? Is there a
victim restitution program?
POST RESPONSE: The PFP, the PGR, and the INM do encourage
victims to cooperate with investigations; however, the
victims rarely self-identify and the law enforcement agents
often lack the training necessary to identify trafficking
victims. The INM has managed to identify a few victims and
grant humanitarian visas, regularizing their status in
Mexico, to those willing to participate in investigations.
The INM reported that it has granted such visas to 11
trafficking victims. The federal law passed by the Senate
and now pending in the lower house of Congress contains
provisions for a victim restitution program.
¶37. (SBU) QUESTION F. What kind of protection is the
government able to provide for victims and witnesses? Does
it provide these protections in practice? What type of
shelter or services does the government provide? Does it
provide shelter or housing benefits to victims or other
resources to aid the victims in rebuilding their lives? Where
are child victims placed (e.g. in shelters, foster-care, or
juvenile justice detention centers)?
POST RESPONSE: The DIF manages 20 children's shelters (19 on
the northern border with the U.S. and one on the southern
border with Guatemala). The 19 shelters on the northern
border are for unaccompanied Mexican minors caught in the
U.S. or in Mexico trying to cross the border. Trained shelter
staff conducts interviews with the children for a variety of
victim issues, and then tries to reunite the children with
family when appropriate. Minors that are "other than
Mexican" are sent to the shelter in Tapachula, Chiapas, and
then repatriated to their home countries. The GOM worked
closely with UNICEF to improve the shelter system on the
northern border, and now the GOM is has worked with the IOM
to build similar capacity on the southern border. IDH (the
DIF equivalent in Chiapas) is currently caring for two
trafficking victims. (See paragraph 22.) In other cases, the
GOM has referred victims to NGOs. NOTE: The names and details
of ongoing investigations are not/not for public disclosure.
End Note.
In the February 2006 meeting of the USG-GOM SLEP Working
Group on Organized Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in
Persons, law enforcement officials from the PFP and PGR
acknowledged the importance of providing victim protection
and they were open to the idea of including a victim/witness
advocate on the dedicated investigation units.
¶38. (SBU) QUESTION G. Does the government provide any
specialized training for government officials in recognizing
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trafficking and in the provision of assistance to trafficked
victims, including the special needs of trafficked children?
Does the government provide training on protections and
assistance to its embassies and consulates in foreign
countries that are destination or transit countries? Does it
urge those embassies and consulates to develop ongoing
relationships with NGOs that serve trafficked victims?
POST RESPONSE: Since 1998, the PGR has trained its officers
to deal with child victims of sexual abuse. The Mexican
consulates along the U.S. southern border are trained at
handling these types of cases as well. The
Interinstitutional Working Group on Trafficking submitted a
proposal to the USG to establish a network among the U.S.
agencies and Mexican Consulates in the U.S. to help address
trafficking victim needs and assist in prosecutions; the GOM
also solicited TIP training from the USG for its consular
officers serving in the U.S.
USG, NGOs and international organizations have participated
in a number of training sessions on trafficking organized for
various state and federal agencies officials, with extensive
training for PFP officers (see paragraph 25).
¶39. (SBU) QUESTION H. Does the government provide assistance,
such as medical aid, shelter, or financial help, to its
repatriated nationals who are victims of trafficking?
POST RESPONSE: Through the DIF, the government administers
assistance programs for children repatriated to Mexico
principally from the United States. The DIF's
inter-institutional Project for the Attention to Minors on
the border incorporates actions of various government and
societal institutions. The program's objectives are to
develop a campaign for the permanent protection of children
on both sides of Mexico's northern border; consolidate a
network of shelters and health centers; and develop a system
of reintegration for repatriated children.
Mexico has also begun to make advances under the respective
memorandums of understanding signed with Guatemala, El
Salvador, and Belize by arranging for the secure and
organized repatriation of Central Americans - with special
attention given to women and children. Under new procedures
instituted in 2005, the INM must notify the appropriate
consulate of children held in detention and scheduled for
repatriation. The repatriation of children must take place
at agreed upon times and locations and they are transported
separately from adults. In the case of Guatemalans, children
are placed under the responsibility of Bienestar Social, the
Guatemalan child welfare institution. In some special cases,
children are also placed with Casa Alianza in Guatemala City.
Post has heard from some NGO contacts working on the southern
border that the new procedures are still not formulized or
consistent, but authorities on both sides of the border are
aware of the continuing issue.
¶40. (SBU) QUESTION I. Which international organizations or
NGOs, if any, work with trafficking victims? What type of
services do they provide? What sort of cooperation do they
receive from local authorities? Note: If post reports that a
government is incapable of assisting and protecting TIP
victims, then post should explain thoroughly. Funding,
personnel, and training constraints should be noted, if
applicable. Conversely, the lack of political will to address
the problem should be noted as well.
POST RESPONSE: Numerous NGOs and international organizations
work with trafficking victims.
Alternativas Pacificas, based in Monterrey, developed a
holistic shelter model for domestic violence victims and
created a national network of shelters. Since its
establishment, the NGO has assisted women trafficking
victims.
Asociacion Comunitaria de Apoyo a la Salud is a faith-based
organization, based in Ciudad Juarez, that provides a health
clinic for women prostitutes, some trafficking victims, and a
childcare program for the prostitutesQ, children.
Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC) works on the US
and Mexican sides of the border, with offices in San Diego
and Cancun. BSCC has launched awareness campaigns, developed
a coalition of civil society organizations to combat
trafficking, and trained Mexican law enforcement and other
officials. BSCC works closely with state-level DIF offices,
the State Commission for Human Rights and federal law
enforcement.
CARITAS runs shelters in Mexico City and elsewhere in the
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country, addressing the needs of a variety of victims,
including those of trafficking.
Casa Alianza Mexico runs a network of shelters dedicated to
street children. Most of the children are victims of
domestic violence as well as trafficking. Casa Alianza
provides comprehensive services like food, education, health
care, religion, legal counseling, and psychological
assistance. Casa Alianza works with DIF and also receives the
cooperation of INM when assistance is needed to repatriate
undocumented migrants.
Casa de las Mercedes provides assistance and support to women
of all ages who live on the streets and are victims of
mistreatment, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation. The NGO
runs a shelter in which these women and their children can
live (as long as necessary) and receive medical and
psychological attention, food, legal counseling and
education.
The Casa del Migrante runs shelters in Tapachula, Ciudad
Juarez, and Tijuana where they primarily attend to migrants
but also encounter TIP victims. In its Tapachula shelter,
the organization recently added a separate area dedicated for
trafficking victims. Casa del Migrante has a good working
relationship with INM.
Centro de Estudios e Investigacion en Desarollo y Asistencia
Social (CEIDAS) is promoting awareness of trafficking through
the media, academic conferences, studies and other outreach
strategies. CEIDAS works closely with members of Congress on
federal anti-trafficking legislation.
Centro Integral de Atencion a la Mujer (CIAM), located in
Cancun, provides short and long term services to women
victims of domestic and sexual violence - including crisis
intervention, legal assistance, medical and psychological and
vocational counseling, and protection. CIAM provides services
to trafficking victims, conducts anti-TIP public awareness
campaigns, and works with the hotel industry and the local
government in efforts to combat trafficking.
Centro Madre Antonia-Orden de las Madres Oblatas is a
faith-based organization that provides a range of services to
vulnerable populations throughout Mexico Q) including legal,
social, medical, psychological and vocational assistance. The
Madres Oblatas work in "red zones" for prostitution, also a
destination for trafficking victims.
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) actively
works to raise awareness about TIP, such as on programs
designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors,
particularly by trying to lower demand. CATW has trained law
enforcement on trafficking. CATW reports having received
funding from the INMUJERES and the Mexico City Government.
The Fray Julian Garces Human Rights Center, based in the
state of Tlaxcala, works with trafficking victims in that
area and has received funding support from INMUJERES.
Fundacion Infantia works with the tourism industry on
prevention of child sexual exploitation. Fundacion Infantia
works with the BSCC and the ILO in providing training to
government entities and schools and has worked with local DIF
offices.
International Organization for Migration works extensively
with the GOM, mostly with the INM to provide training to
immigration officials on both the northern and southern
borders. The IOM works closely with Casa del Migrante in
Tapachula, Chiapas, as well as Casa de las Mercedes in Mexico
City, among many other NGOs and shelters. The INM regularly
contacts the IOM for assistance with suspected trafficking
victims. NOTE: The names of NGOs working with the INM with
victim protection and assistance are not/not for public
disclosure. End Note.
The ILO/DIF program to eradicate commercial sexual
exploitation of minors is operating in the 63 cities
considered the most vulnerable to the phenomena, in 18
states: Baja California (1 city), Campeche (1), Chiapas (1),
Chihuahua (3) Coahuila (11), Colima (5), Estado de Mexico
(1), Guerrero (5), Jalisco (12), Morelos (3), Nuevo Leon (5),
Oaxaca (1), Quintana Roo (4), Sonora (1), Tabasco (1)
Tlaxcala (1), Veracruz (6) and Yucatan (1).
INMUJERES is also involved in anti-TIP efforts, mostly
through funding programs and in its program to counter
violence against women ("For a Life Without Violence") to
educate women on their rights.
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Organization of American States (OAS) provided funds for
workshops, conferences, and public awareness campaigns in
Mexico. The OAS funds also supported initiatives
administered by the ILO and others aimed at reducing child
labor and the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
La Pastoral de Migrantes, based in Mexico City, works
nationwide to organize workshops and trainings to prevent the
trafficking in persons.
Sin Fronteras has a good working relationship with the GOM,
particularly with the INM and the SRE's Secretariat for
Global Affairs. Sin Fronteras provides legal and social
services for migrants in Mexico, and it has been called upon
to assist the INM with providing assistance to trafficking
victims (see paragraph 22). NOTE: The names of NGOs working
with the INM with victim protection and assistance are
not/not for public disclosure. End Note.
World Vision has conducted in awareness campaigns,
principally focused on sexual commercial exploitation of
children, in Baja California. World Vision has partnered with
BSCC on outreach efforts.
At this point, the GOM is not fully capable of assisting
trafficking victims beyond the network of DIF shelters for
Mexican children. There have been several cases during the
year in which a trafficking victim was identified by
government officials and turned over DIF-run shelters or to
NGOs for victim's assistance and protection.
(End of Part III.)
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