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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | August 2005 
CNDH Protests Airport Scanner as Rights Abuse
 Wire services
The nation's autonomous human rights commission on Monday presented a complaint to the government over the use of a capital airport scanner that renders passengers virtually "naked" to the eyes of security personnel.
The commission, known by the initials CNDH, asserted in a communique that the use of the device is not justified under any circumstances, not even to strengthen security measures at the airport.
"The CNDH feels that the use of the said scanner, which virtually makes people (appear) naked, is a flagrant violation of human rights," said the document.
Customs authorities at Mexico City's Benito Juárez International Airport recently installed the machine to check passengers coming from Central and South America "in specific cases" and prevent them from smuggling drugs and/or arms into the country.
Initially, authorities had said they would begin using the device between Aug. 20-25.
In response to the scanner's upcoming entry into operation, the CNDH, chaired by José Luis Soberanes, issued its official complaint emphasizing that use of the screening device has been rejected in several countries, among them the heavily security conscious United States. |
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