Ciudad Juarez: Unresolved Femicides and Disappearances Fuel Families' Anger

Ciudad Juarez: A Decade of Unfulfilled Promises. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, continues to grapple with a devastating crisis of femicides and disappearances. For years, families have sought justice, but their pleas have largely gone unanswered. Don José Luis Castillo, father of Esmeralda Castillo Rincon, missing since 2009, poignantly states, "We feel like we're talking to a wall." His daughter's disappearance is just one of over 1,500 cases in the last five years, alongside 800 femicides. Despite promises of justice and zero impunity from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2018, little has changed. Consuelo López, mother of another missing daughter, Griselda Murúa López, echoes the sentiment, yearning for "an authority that keeps their word." The video underscores the urgent need for effective law enforcement and systemic change in Ciudad Juarez to protect women and bring justice to victims' families. The continued high rate of violence serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing struggle for safety and equality in the region.