Relatives of Mexico's disappeared hold Mother's Day protest ahead of World Cup
Protesters cited more than 133,000 missing people and urged justice as Mexico prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup.
- On Mother's Day, thousands of people marched in Mexico City, protesting violence and impunity as the country prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup.
- Mexico has more than 130,000 missing people, with disappearances surging after 2006 when the country launched its war on drug cartels.
- Chanting "Mexico, champion in disappearances," protesters marched down Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City, holding banners displaying pictures of missing people.
- Mexican authorities recently claimed they identified more than 40,000 missing people who may be alive, though the policy group Mexico Evalua found a sharp increase in disappearances over the last decade.
- Graciela Perez Rodriguez, whose relatives disappeared in 2012, fears her family's case is no longer a priority after almost 14 years. "We feel this emptiness," Rodriguez said.
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Relatives of Mexico's disappeared hold Mother's Day protest ahead of World Cup
Thousands of people, led by mothers of those who have disappeared during decades of drug violence, marched in Mexico's capital on Sunday, protesting the violence and impunity plaguing the country as it prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup.
Thousands of family members, activists and collectives carried out the 14th March for the Dignity of the Seeking Mothers who demanded justice and that the Mexican State help in locating their loved ones on Mother's Day, which is celebrated on May 10 in Mexico, and a month after the 2026 World Cup that begins on June 11 in Mexico. In the last preparations for the tournament, the protesters, led by the seeking mother, led the protest to raise awar…
In the midst of preparations for the World Cup 2026 in Mexico City, families of missing persons are enlisting protests to highlight a national crisis that they accuse ignored from the same area where the political career of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was consolidated. Families decided to take advantage of international attention to show that the country is in mourning, with more than 134,000 official records of disappearances, of which …
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