united states citizens imprisoned in Mexico

united states citizens imprisoned in Mexico Sec. 408. (a) The Congress, while sharing the, concern of the President over the urgent need for international cooperation to restrict traffic in dangerous drugs, is convinced that such efforts must be consistent with respect for fundamental human rights. The Congress, therefore, calls upon the President to take steps to insure that United States efforts to secure stringent international law enforcement, measures are90 STAT. 760 combined with efforts to secure fair and humane treatment for citizens of all countries. (b) (1) The Congress requests that the President communicate directly to the President and Government, of the Republic of Mexico, a nation with which we have friendly and cooperative relations, the continuing desire of the United States for such relations between our two countries and the concern of the United States over treatment of United States citizens arrested in Mexico. (2) The Secretary of State shall report, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate within one hundred and twenty days after the date of enactment of this section, and every one hundred and twenty days thereafter, on progress toward full respect for the human and legal rights of all United States citizens detained in Mexico.