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Activist in Mexico chains herself to demand justice in child abuse cases

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Mexico City, Feb 19 (EFE).- A Mexican activist chained herself Friday outside the facilities of the Assistant Attorney General's Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime (Seido) to demand justice for the children who are victims of labor exploitation and sexual violence.Accompanied by three of her daughters, one barely months old, Erika "Kika" Flores, a human rights activist, demanded a meeting with the attorney general, Alejandro Gertz Manero, over the case of some young people from Acapulco, Guerrero , who were sexually abused and faced labor exploitation. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE VELA).SHOT LIST: HUMAN RIGHT ACTIVIST ERIKA "KIKA" FLORES CHAINS HERSELF OUTSIDE THE FACILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (SEIDO) TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUND BITE: HUMAN RIGHT ACTIVIST ERIKA "KIKA" FLORES (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: I represent young people who were exploited and abused in Acapulco, Gurrero, by a businessman. Brave kids filed complaints three years ago and they're waiting for him to serve his sentence. However, they're now closing the case and it doesn't even get to the court.

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