Before they can reach the American border, many migrant women have to survive a nightmare.
A staggering 80 percent of Central American girls and women crossing Mexico en route to the United States are raped along the way, according to directors of migrant shelters. That's up from previous reports by non-profit organizations like Amnesty International that estimate the number at 60 percent.
"Women and girl migrants, especially those without legal status traveling in remote areas or on trains, are at heightened risk of sexual violence at the hands of criminal gangs, people traffickers, other migrants or corrupt officials," the Amnesty International report stated. "Many criminal gangs appear to use sexual violence as part of the "price" demanded of migrants.
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