Thousands march for Mexico’s missing students

The parents of 43 students missing in Mexico have led a march of thousands of people in the capital to mark one year since their disappearance. Many carried photos of their loved ones in Mexico City, demanding justice. The parents want the government to hand over the investigation to a special unit under international supervision. […]

The parents of 43 students missing in Mexico have led a march of thousands of people in the capital to mark one year since their disappearance.
Many carried photos of their loved ones in Mexico City, demanding justice.
The parents want the government to hand over the investigation to a special unit under international supervision.
They dispute the government’s account that the students were handed over by police in the city of Iguala to a criminal gang, which killed them.
A group of independent experts has suggested the students were killed because they unknowingly took control of a bus carrying illegal drugs, and the government did nothing to protect them.
President Enrique Pena Nieto has announced the creation of a special team to look into the case.
The marchers moved along Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma towards the city’s historic Zocalo Square.
“We came with a thirst for justice,” student Sofia Rojas told the AFP news agency.
“There can be no impunity. Behind the 43 are thousands of disappeared.”
Anti-crime activist Maria Guadalupe Vicencio said the protest “sets an example for all Mexicans to wake up, and not be silent”.