Politicians Accused of Exploiting Mexican Girl Mistakenly Taken to U.S. Tim Johnson - McClatchyDC
go to original April 29, 2015

Alondra Luna Nuñez smiles after attending a press conference upon her arrival to the Bajio International Airport in Silao, Mexico, April 22, 2015. The 14-year-old Mexican girl, who was taken from her school by police and sent kicking and screaming to the U.S., returned home after DNA tests showed she is not related to an American woman searching for her missing daughter. There was no immediate explanation of why authorities did not confirm her identity before sending her out of the country. (Mario Armas/AP)

A 14-year-old girl who was snatched out of school by Mexican federal police with an Interpol order, taken to the Houston home of a woman who claimed to be her mother, then returned to Mexico when DNA evidence showed otherwise has had a whirlwind few days since her triumphant return last week.

Politicians have glommed on to her, taking selfies with her, holding her hand in political marches and promising her an unforgettable 15th birthday bash.

On Tuesday, the government-financed National Human Rights Commission had a short message for the politicians: Leave the girl alone.

They and others shouldn’t take actions to “spread her image, name, personal data and other information to allow identification or cause an interference with her private life and her family,” the commission warned.

The saga of Alondra Luna Núñez has transfixed the nation and sparked hand-wringing over how a girl could be ripped from her home and taken across international boundaries without the usual safeguards.

Read the rest at McClatchyDC

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!