Canada's Trudeau calls treatment of women in Mexico 'unacceptable'

[Judi Lynn]

OCTOBER 13, 2017 / 4:56 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Stefanie Eschenbacher

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Mexican lawmakers to improve women’s rights, delivering a sharp rebuke to a key trading partner that has struggled to curb years of femicide, drug violence and rights abuses.

In a visit to the Mexican capital amid tense talks in the United States to save the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Trudeau met human rights organizations that briefed him on the violence and challenges faced by many of the country’s women.

In an address at the Mexican Senate, Trudeau told lawmakers that the stories he had heard from the rights groups about the treatment of women were “unacceptable,” and pressed for gender imbalances to be addressed in an updated NAFTA.

“I challenge you to use your position and power to strongly push for the rights of women and girls in Mexico,” Trudeau said. “We must move the needle forward on gender inequality.”

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[Doreen]

1. Can he come back and talk to trump now?