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According to the National Human Rights commission, in Mexico over the last four years there have been nearly 40,000 murders and 6,000 people have gone missing, as well as 12,000 children becoming orphaned.
Mena-Duran, a Mexican by birth and a member of York’s Latin Society, told The Yorker that over 150 people turned up at the Mexican Embassy to demand a halt to the killings, violence and corruption in the country.
They carried placards saying “Stop Violence in Mexico”, "We want to live in peace","40 000 dead people = 27 per day" and "The streets belong to children not to the Army". Mena-Duran’s placard read “Less bullets, more education."
As well as a huge rally in Mexico, similar protests took place in different cities across the world as over 10,000 Mexicans united to demonstrate against the suffering in their homeland.
There was a minute’s silence for the victims and 100 envelopes were filled with the names of victims and sent to The Pinos, the Mexican President’s residence.
This was followed by a presentation of a work called "68 km de distancia", in which 68m of white fabric, with each 0.1% of the space representing a victim, was stretched out and the demonstrators lay down on it for 20 minutes.
Mena-Duran said “I feel it was important to go because it is a way to let the Mexican Government know that we disagree with this situation.”
“I live here, but my family and friends are in Mexico and this is a way to support to my people in Mexico.”
“We don't want more dead people; change the legislation, criminals should go to jail, "clean" the police! The enemy is at home...I think the government needs to change its strategy.”
“I think our voice has been heard,” Mena-Duran finished hopefully. “President Felipe Calderon said that he will talk to the leaders and try to get some arrangements; I hope that will happen.”
See photos from the event in The Yorker's album here.
Some photos taken on the day
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