Jan-Albert Hootsen

El Día de las Madres es cosa seria en México. Desde que se declaró oficialmente el 10 de Mayo de 1922, la fecha es una de las celebraciones familiares más importantes en el país. Los restaurantes de la Ciudad de México estaban llenos el jueves mientras miles de personas abarrotaban los centros comerciales de la capital para comprar regalos a última hora.

Pero el ambiente frente al emblemático monumento del Ángel de la Independencia en el centro de la ciudad no era nada festivo. Cientos de mujeres se reunieron ahí para protestar la violencia y la desaparición forzada de sus hijos durante la “Marcha por la Dignidad Nacional”.…  Seguir leyendo »

Mother’s Day is a serious affair in Mexico. Since its official establishment on May 10, 1922, it has become the most important celebration of family in the country. In Mexico City, restaurants were packed to capacity on Thursday, while thousands flocked to the capital’s malls to buy last-minute gifts.

At the emblematic Angel of Independence monument in the city’s center, however, the atmosphere was hardly festive. Hundreds of women gathered there to protest violence and the forced disappearance of their children, in a gathering called the “March for the National Dignity”.

The march was a stark reminder of the human rights crisis plaguing Mexico, where in a little more than one decade, tens of thousands of people have been murdered in horrendous criminal violence and thousands more have disappeared without a trace.…  Seguir leyendo »