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An Intimate Gathering with Patricia Cervantes of "JUSTICIA
PARA NUESTRAS HIJAS"
SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2005
In an intimate
gathering at Spark Board Member Kathleen Kelly's home,
Patricia Cervantes Pertenece of Justicia Para Nuestras Hijas,
told her tragic story of the murder of her daughter, Neyra
Cervantes. Neyra mysteriously disappeared in 2003 in the
city of , Mexico while walking home one day. Tragically,
Neyra's cousin, David Meza, was tortured into confessing to
the murder, and is currently facing sentencing amid protests
from Neyra�s mother and other activists. The disappearance
is a part of a series of murders of young women in this
region, all of which go unsolved and completely
uninvestigated by the local authorities. Jessica Marques of
the Mexico Solidarity Network also spoke about the
underlying causes of this horrible situation, and explained
more about the kinds of actions that we can take to help
stop this violence and bring justice to the families of
these innocent young women.
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