Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Kimberly Shiller This is the first part of a two-part article. The Latin American Federation of Associations for Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared [2] and the Organization for the United Nations declared August 30 as an international day of remembrance to commemorate the victims of forced disappearances […]
Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion in Mexico
Written by J. Tadeo · Translated by Elizabeth he explosion of a gas tanker has left at least 19 people dead and 36 injured, according to the latest reports [1]. The blast occurred in Ecatepec de Morelos County (State of Mexico [2]) early in the morning of May 7, 2013. Ecatepec is part of Greater […]
Mexico:Femicides on the Rise
Written by Andrea Arzaba Violeta, an 18-year-old student, was found [1][es] dead on a dirt road in the state of Chiapas with signs of violence on her body. Meanwhile, in the state of Guanajuato, the body of another woman named Olga was found [2][es] partially buried and covered in lime. She appeared to have been strangled. […]
Mexico: Central American Mothers in Search of Abducted and Missing Migrants
By Andrea Arzaba According to statistics by the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement [1] [es], in the last six years around 70,000 migrants [2] [es] have disappeared in Mexico. For several years, Central American mothers of abducted and missing migrants have traveled all over Mexico looking for their sons and daughters who have disappeared on their way north. The […]
Protests Held Across Argentine Cities
By Laura Schneider On September 13, 2012, several marches [1] and cacerolazos (pots and pans protest [2]) were held in different cities across Argentina to protest the recent policies [3] enacted by the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. [4] The mobilization was organized through social networks, where people are clamoring for “Justice, Liberty, […]
Mexicans Condemn Massacre in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon
Written by J. Tadeo On May 13, 2012, Mexico woke up to see yet another result of the battle being fought as part of the current administration’s war [1] against organized crime. The facts occurred in the county of Cadereyta Jiménez, in the Nuevo León state in northern Mexico, just 400 kilometers away from the […]
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