United States - Mexico: Walls, Abuses, and Deaths at the Borders- Flagrant Violations of the Rights of Undocumented Migrants on their Way to the United States

by International Federation of Human Rights
March 01, 2008


The mission and investigation object of this report is in line with FIDH Campaign on Migrations and Human Rights launched in December 2007 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and until December 2008. One of the central themes of the campaign is the relation between the legitimate sovereignty of the United States and the essential respect for the fundamental rights of migrants, especially the right to life, physical integrity, effective proceedings and respect for private and family life.