The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Dec 9, 2011
Mexico Drug War and The City of Outrage: The Impact of Violence in Ciudad Juarez
A close look at the destruction of Ciudad Juarez, by Oscar Enríquez, director of the Centro de Derechos Humanos Paso del Norte in Ciudad Juarez. A version of this text was presented at the BASTA! conference at the University of Texas, El Paso on October 13th, 2011 and published by the Americas Program www.cipamericas.org.
CIP Americas: "In the midst of ... deep pain and surrounded by a war declared by the Mexican government on organized crime, we are forced to bear the costs of a war that is not ours. And now, from the perspective of peace and human rights, Ciudad Juarez is hurting… and outraged." read more
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