MSF Mexico denounces an increase in migrants victims of extreme violence

DOBLE LLAVE – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) of Mexico reported an increase of more than 36% in migrant patients who suffered some kind of extreme violence in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the last three months of 2024. “The increase is due to the continuous violence perpetrated by armed actors along the migratory route that crosses Central America and Mexico and to the impact of the restrictive migration policy applied by the United Sta…

Mexico: Surge in numbers of survivors of extreme violence, mental health consultations at Mexico City centre | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

The number of mental health consultations and new patients admitted to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Comprehensive Care Centre (Centro de Atención Integral or CAI, in Spanish) for survivors of extreme violence, based in Mexico City has increased significantly in the last six months.   MSF attributes the increase to continued violence at the hands of various armed groups – both organized crime groups and security forc…