Mexico: Videos raise awareness of kidnapping crisis

Mexico has seen a steep rise in kidnapping for ransom cases this year, and a group of videobloggers have decided to take a stand and make videos proposing solutions for this problem. According to the Analisis a Fondo blog, according to the Dutch NGO Pax Christi and local authorities, Mexico has surpassed Colombia in the number of kidnappings, which take place mostly in the capital and neighboring areas. According to official statistics, in the first half of 2008 there were 323 kidnappings in Mexico City, and these numbers could be higher, since families of victims are afraid to contact the police, who have been proven in the past to be connected with kidnapping rings. In Solution to Kidnapping in Mexico, bunnymango proposes citizens to stop paying taxes until the government takes care of the kidnapping situation. The text in... [read full story]