Central American Migrants' 'Way of the Cross' Convoy Reaches Mexico City Independent.ie
go to original April 19, 2015

A migrant bears a cross while walking on his knees to the entrance of the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City (AP)

A protest convoy of Central American migrants arrived in Mexico City and filed abuse complaints with the government's National Human Rights Commission.

The agency said that an ombudsman met representatives of the protest, who turned in 139 complaints alleging violations against migrants by Mexican police and immigration officers.

The 200 protesters were accompanied by the Rev Alejandro Solalinde, who runs a shelter for migrants in southern Mexico. He claimed federal agents had "committed various violations of human rights" against migrants.

...Upon reaching the capital, migrants carried wooden crosses to protest against suffering at the hands of criminals and corrupt police. They also attended a Mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe.

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Related: Mexico Government Backs Down, Allows Central American Migrant Caravan to Come to Mexico City (Mexico Voices)

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