Demonstrators demand halt to killings of women in Mexico

[Judi Lynn]

Peter Orsi, Associated Press Updated 4:28 pm CST, Sunday, November 3, 2019



MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives of women and girls murdered or missing in Mexico marched through the capital Sunday carrying over 100 purple crosses inscribed with the names of victims, demanding justice for their loved ones and improved efforts to investigate their cases.

Bearing T-shirts and signs with photos of the victims, they walked behind banners and chanted the victims' names as they headed for the sprawling main square, the Zocalo, to set up an offering near a massive altar erected to mark Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

"Not one more killed!" they cried. "Our daughters, where are they?"

The demonstration set out from the Independence Monument and headed for Mexico City's sprawling main square to set up an offering near a massive altar erected to mark Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Dia de Muertos is observed Nov. 1-2, and the demonstration was billed as a "Dia de Muertas" march, or "Day of the Dead Women," to call attention to the killings of women and girls — nine per day in the country on average, according to the United Nations. It was the second Dec. 3 march by the organization, Voices of Absence, which is out to get the date associated with their cause.

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