More than 40 thousand people marched in Mexico to demand cessation of violence

Posted on April 7, 2011 • Filed under: Crime, Mexico, Social Issues

More than 40 000 people dressed in white marched Wednesday chanting “We want justice!” To demand that Mexican President Felipe Calderon and other authorities of the country put an end to violence and insecurity that has claimed thousands of lives the last four years.

The march was called by the poet and writer Javier Sicilia, whose son was killed last week along with six others by a group of suspected assassins. Read Article

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