With the installation of a majestic 15-meter-wide by eight-meter-high banner at Parque de Las Palapas, searching mothers began activities marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
Accompanied by mothers, siblings, and fathers searching for their children, Deysi Blanco led the day’s activities, which primarily affect low-income people. “If the missing person were the son of a politician, they would be looking for him within less than 24 hours,” she said.
The banner displayed the message: “In Mexico, thousands of mothers suffer a true ordeal due to the disappearance of their sons and daughters. In Quintana Roo, the government is part of the problem due to its ineptitude and complicity.” Another banner was installed featuring the search files of dozens of people. Various collectives, including Madres Buscadoras de Isla Mujeres, detailed the dates on which their relatives disappeared from Cancún, Isla Mujeres, José María Morelos, Othón P. Blanco, and Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
Women stated that in Felipe Carrillo Puerto and José María Morelos, the problem has grown considerably in recent years, to the point that more than 100 people are missing in Carrillo alone.
Sunday’s activities include the participation of various collectives that, in coordination with the State Attorney General’s Office, will conduct activities such as genetic sample collection, as well as cultural activities.
Source: jornada
