In their own blood, Mexican women demand help for victims of violence
FEBRUARY 15, 20219:13 PMUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
By Ana Isabel Martinez
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Flora Marcelo wrote her appeal on a white wall outside the U.N. human rights office in Mexico City, using a finger dipped in her own blood: Justice for the disappeared.
At least five women joined Mondays protest, some drawing their blood with the help of a catheter, to bring attention to the plight of children and other relatives who have gone missing or been killed amid the violence of Mexicos long drug war.
Marcelo, 36, has spent weeks camped outside government offices along with dozens of other women in a bid to highlight their cases. This protest was a desperate measure, she said.
They dont listen to us, and I want justice for my daughter, Marcelo said as blood flowed from her arm through a slender plastic tube.
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