Mexico | June 13, 2024
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Mexico has been the number one country in the world for kidnap-for-ransom in absolute terms for more than a decade, and this situation is not likely to change. The Mexican NGO Seguridad, Justicia y Paz [Security, Justice and Peace] published a report on 26 March 2015 about the sharp increase of kidnappings in Mexico during the first two years in office of president Peıa Nieto who doesn"t seem to be able to reduce violence levels in the country or mitigate the social impact of organized crime.
According to Dennis, persecution analyst of World Watch Research, "the whole Mexican society suffers heavily from organized crime and this is also true for Christians. Kidnap-for-ransom is above all an income generator for drug cartels. Family members of Christian leaders are at great risk to be kidnapped as they are thought of as wealthy by drug cartel members, because of the offering money they collect. Kidnapping is also a useful strategy to intimidate people who refuse to collaborate with them or threaten their influence. Christians engaged in social work are frequently the target of kidnappings for this reason as well."
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