A/HRC/11/7/Add.2 page 2 Summary The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants visited Mexico from 9 to 15 March 2008. The present report analyses the protection of migrants in Mexico from a comprehensive perspective, placing Mexico in the context of regional migration flows to the United States of America and from Central America. It highlights the legal framework pertaining to the human rights of migrants at the federal level, underscoring gaps in implementation of existing laws, and noting problematic policies. There follows an analysis of some groups of the Mexican migrant phenomenon, including the Mexican diaspora and deportees from the United States, migrant workers (in the agricultural and domestic spheres), migrant children, including unaccompanied minors, child labour, and migrant women. The Special Rapporteur subsequently draws attention to key migration challenges, including border control and the detention of migrants, organized crime networks and impunity among governmental and law enforcement officials and assistance to migrants.