Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Oct 1 (EFE).- Dozens of Mexican groups and families of the disappeared and victims of violence protested on Saturday to demand justice in Ciudad Juarez, on the border between Mexico and the United States. The Families United for Truth and Justice, the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre, and mothers of disappeared …
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Mexico City/Juarez City/Oaxaca, Mar 7 (efe-epa).- Women across Mexico on Sunday carried out a large marches and protests to demand justice for gender-based violence and answers on the whereabouts of missing women.
A march in Juárez City began in Puerta de Juárez with vehicles painted covered phrases such as “March 8 is not to celebrate, it is to fight” and “Being a woman should not be a danger” among the messages.
Juárez is known internationally for its high number of femicides. In 2020, 185 intentional homicides against women were registered and 28 of these took place in January of this year alone. In addition, there are 166 women missing from the city, cases that have accumulated in the span of 10 years.