E/CN.4/2004/80/Add.2 page 16 Some cases reported In January 1994 three indigenous peasants were killed by members of the Mexican Army in the Ejido Morelia, Altamirano, Chiapas. In 1997 and 1998, public security personnel of the State of Chiapas, backed up by the Army, carried out operations in communities in the municipality of El Bosque; several people died and many were detained, some of whom were tortured. Those responsible have never been punished. In June 1998 members of the Mexican Army, allegedly in a clash with an armed group, killed 10 people, wounded others and arrested 21 civilians in the community of El Charco, Guerrero. The National Human Rights Commission noted various abuses on the part of the Army. It is reported that in April 1999 three indigenous persons (including a minor) were executed and two women were raped by soldiers in Tlacoachistlahuaca, Guerrero. To date these offences have not been clarified and the culprits have not been put on trial. E. Rights of indigenous women, children and migrants 46. The situation of indigenous women and children is a matter of particular concern. Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca are the most backward States in matters of reproductive health. In Oaxaca, an investigation of 100 indigenous women revealed a total of 209 violations of sexual and reproductive rights relating to pregnancy, birth, post-partum and abortion, and cervical cancer. The risk of dying in childbirth is more than twice as high for an indigenous woman as for a non-indigenous woman. Women in Chiapas have suffered disproportionately from violence in its different forms. 47. The few data available on indigenous children are alarming. According to official figures, 56 per cent of the indigenous children in Mexico suffer from malnutrition and at least 690,000 under 4 years of age have serious nutritional and growth problems. Infant mortality is much more frequent among indigenous children than in the average child population. 48. The Special Rapporteur received numerous communications about the lamentable situation of indigenous migrants; they migrate fundamentally for economic reasons, and women and children in this group are particularly vulnerable. In many cities, including the Federal District, indigenous migrants who lack any form of security or support are involved in begging, street vending and some poverty-related crime and are frequently subjected to abuse and extortion. Many of them practically live in the streets and have no housing or shelter of their own. The municipal authorities lack the resources to provide them with more than a minimum of assistance. In some regions where agribusiness flourishes (as in Baja California), indigenous day labourers survive in appalling conditions and the Government has launched aid projects. The indigenous people from various parts of the country who attempt to cross the border to the United States and die in the attempt also merit attention.