Seeking Mothers: Duty of Justice

May 10 is one of the most important commemorations for Mexican society, in which the centrality of the maternal figure is revived and celebrated not only in the family, but in the entire social fabric. However, to the conservative and macho perspective with which mothers have traditionally been exalted, for years a tragic element has been added to tarnish this date: that of the tens of thousands of women who do not know where their sons, daughte…

On May 10, while many mothers in Mexico received flowers and hugs, others like Denisse had nothing but pain. On May 10, seeking mothers marched with their hands in their hearts and with the sadness of not knowing anything about their missing children. Diego Dayr disappeared on April 2, 2025 in Villas de las Flores, in Tlajomulco, Jalisco, the young man accompanied his boss to sell a car and did not return home. His mother Denisse left in streets…

The Mexican Catholic Church made a call this Sunday to rediscover motherhood as a symbol of “hope” and asked to defend the right to life, within the framework of Mother’s Day that was commemorated on May 10. “We took advantage of this date to make an invitation to rediscover motherhood as a symbol of hope, as a reflection of God’s love that gives life, cares and accompanies,” said the religious organization in its Sunday editorial Desde la Fe. T…

Latin American Summary, May 11, 2025. “Nothing to celebrate,” they said in unison, with their throats broken but their conviction intact. Thus began, from the Monument to the Mother, the 13th March of National Dignity Mothers Looking for their Sons, a mobilization that transforms Mothers’ Day in Mexico into a day of denunciation, [...] La entrada Mexico. March of Mexican mothers demand justice for their missing children was first published in La…

The organization Comuna Caribe-Puerto Rico launched this Mothers' Day a campaign to demand justice, respect and dignity for migrant mothers and women in conflict situations around the world. The entity working in support and solidarity with vulnerable communities in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America established, in a press release, that this celebration, which is celebrated in many countries between 11 and 25 May, cannot be limited to…

Collectives such as Returning to Casa Morelos, Morelos Resilient Families and Victims and Offended of the State of Morelos led the march on May 10, Mothers' Day.