Thousands Protest In Mexico One Year After 43 Students Went Missing
- 9 years ago
Thousands of people marched through Mexico City Saturday to mark one year since 43 students disappeared into the night, sparking widespread outrage at government corruption and ineptitude.
Relatives of the missing students led the "march of national indignation" through the Mexican capital, the newspaper Proceso reported .
On Saturday, large rallies were held in several other cities around Mexico to commemorate the students' disappearance and decry the government's handling of the case.
The male students of Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College came under attack several times by Mexican security forces that evening in the nearby city of Iguala, after they tried to commandeer buses for an upcoming protest.
Last week a group of experts commissioned by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights confirmed the doubts of many when they released a damning report on the federal investigation and challenged the government's version of events .
Relatives of the missing students led the "march of national indignation" through the Mexican capital, the newspaper Proceso reported .
On Saturday, large rallies were held in several other cities around Mexico to commemorate the students' disappearance and decry the government's handling of the case.
The male students of Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College came under attack several times by Mexican security forces that evening in the nearby city of Iguala, after they tried to commandeer buses for an upcoming protest.
Last week a group of experts commissioned by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights confirmed the doubts of many when they released a damning report on the federal investigation and challenged the government's version of events .