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Mother’s Day Protests in Mexico Urge Authorities to Help Find Missing Children

HeadlineMay 11, 2017

Mother’s Day protests were held across Mexico on Wednesday. Mothers held up portraits of their missing children and demanded the government do more to find their sons and daughters. Amnesty International estimates that more than 27,000 people have disappeared or gone missing in Mexico in recent years. Marchers included Delia Garcia, whose son was kidnapped more than seven years ago.

Delia Garcia: “Tell us where our children are. It’s a feeling of desperation. With the passing of time, the pain is more unbearable. But here we are fighting. We will keep coming until we die.”

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