Mexico's independent National Human Rights Commission said that 90 people have died since 2006 in mine accidents in the northern state of Coahuila, the country's main coal-producing region, attributing the fatalities to poor safety conditions.

The commission in a report said that "Coal mining work is far from ideal and is not carried out "in a dignified manner or in compliance with the law and international conventions.”

The rights panel based its findings on information gathered from civic organizations and interviews conducted during different visits to mines in that state.

The document further said that "Owners have not complied on numerous occasions with essential safety and hygiene measures, while actions by the Mexican government have been insufficient to guarantee miners' physical well-being.”

The commission has received 17 complaints over the past six years concerning incidents at coal mines, "10 of them related to accidents in which 90 people lost their lives."

(Sourced from latino.foxnews.com)