ByAvailable inShare this storyn the evening of October 9, 2013, 50-year-old elementary school teacher Laura Ramírez was run over by a car and killed on Avenida Dr. José María Vertiz near downtown Mexico City. The vehicle fled the scene.Authorities contacted Ramírez’s only close family member: her daughter, Veronica, then a 22-year-old student. They asked her to come to the prosecutor’s office to identify her mother’s body and give a statement. Veronica arrived around 10 p.m. that night, accompanied by an uncle and a handful of friends. She had no idea how the process worked — that, for...…ByAvailable inShare this storyn the evening of October 9, 2013, 50-year-old elementary school teacher Laura Ramírez was run over by a car and killed on Avenida Dr. José María Vertiz near downtown Mexico City. The vehicle fled the scene.Authorities contacted Ramírez’s only close family member: her daughter, Veronica, then a 22-year-old student. They asked her to come to the prosecutor’s office to identify her mother’s body and give a statement. Veronica arrived around 10 p.m. that night, accompanied by an uncle and a handful of friends. She had no idea how the process worked — that, for...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGlobal development is supported byLast modified on Mon 11 Oct 2021 06.28 EDTHuman rights activists in Mexico have expressed indignation after police opened fire on protesters who tried to force their way into Cancún city hall during a demonstration against .Four journalists were injured in the incident late on Monday, including two who suffered bullet wounds. Eight protesters were reportedly detained after the shooting.The demonstration was called after the dismembered body of 20-year-old Bianca “Alexis” Lorenzana, was...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGlobal development is supported byLast modified on Mon 11 Oct 2021 06.28 EDTHuman rights activists in Mexico have expressed indignation after police opened fire on protesters who tried to force their way into Cancún city hall during a demonstration against .Four journalists were injured in the incident late on Monday, including two who suffered bullet wounds. Eight protesters were reportedly detained after the shooting.The demonstration was called after the dismembered body of 20-year-old Bianca “Alexis” Lorenzana, was...WW…

Feminists seize human rights office to force President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to tackle grim toll of rape and murderGlobal development is supported byFirst published on Wed 16 Sep 2020 06.00 EDTAs Mexicans prepared to mark Independence Day celebrations on 15 September, a different kind of commemoration was held at the headquarters of the country’s human rights commission (CNDH).Under a fluttering purple anarchy flag, women in black balaclavas lined the upstairs balconies of the 19th-century building – and speaker after speaker expressed their fury at the country’s .One middle-aged...…Feminists seize human rights office to force President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to tackle grim toll of rape and murderGlobal development is supported byFirst published on Wed 16 Sep 2020 06.00 EDTAs Mexicans prepared to mark Independence Day celebrations on 15 September, a different kind of commemoration was held at the headquarters of the country’s human rights commission (CNDH).Under a fluttering purple anarchy flag, women in black balaclavas lined the upstairs balconies of the 19th-century building – and speaker after speaker expressed their fury at the country’s .One middle-aged...WW…