(26 Nov 2003) SHOTLIST
1. Mothers of victims of Ciudad Juarez, march from the "Angel of Independence"
2. Various of NGOs and pro-human rights groups march through Paseo de la Reoforma
3. Man pulling a skeleton depicting a victim of Ciudad Juarez
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Norma Andrade, mother of a victim of Ciudad Juarez:
"If a prosecutor’s office was created, it would have to be formed with someone that is not from the country, so it would have credibility above all, so we could trust that the outcome of the investigations would be honest and reliable so it would rely upon scientific investigations and not as it has been managed until now, so everything would be done through legal channels it haven’t been this way until now and I am sure that the harrassment that we are victims of would cease."
5. Mothers
6. Woman with veil and cross
7. Banner
8. Mothers
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Voxpop, mother of victim of Ciudad Juarez:
"Demand from the authority of Chihuahua to perform their function of governor, that they truly would listen to us and a solution would be given to us. We want justice".
10. Various of President Vicente Fox meeting mothers of victims at official residence "Los Pinos"
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Guadalupe Morfin, Government special Commissioner for Ciudad Juarez:
"I think it’s an nice gesture that the doors of this presidential residency have been opened to receive a worthy group of women and men who have shown courage during many years of demonstrating their sufferings and longings and through this, they have created a conscience that first was regional and then turned national."
12. Various of Fox receiving report from the National Commission for Human Rights
STORYLINE
Mothers of some of the hundreds of women murdered in Mexico, near the border with the US, on Tuesday marched through the streets of the capital to demand a proper, independent investigation into the killings.
Joined by human rights workers and other supporters, they marched from the "Angel of Independence" to President Vincente Fox’s official residence, where they held talks with the Mexican leader.
At least 263 women have been killed in Ciudad Juarez since 1993 and more than four and a half thousand have been reported missing, according to an official report which was presented to Mexico’s Congress and to President Vicente Fox earlier this week.
It complained that officials had used falsified evidence, torture and questionable investigative techniques in probing the cases, echoing criticisms made in August by the independent group Amnesty International.
Tuesday’s meeting was first formal talks between a Mexican president and mothers of the women killed in the decade-long string of murders in Ciudad Juarez and marked what some called a high point in the women’s fight for justice.
But while the women’s cause has gained enormous international attention, prosecutors appear to be no closer to solving the killings.
Federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation of about a dozen of the cases and in October, Fox appointed a special commissioner to oversee the probe.
But local prosecutors in northern Chihuahua state, where Juarez is located, have done so badly on the case that the mothers’ main demand to Fox was for the prosecution and punishment of law enforcement officials who allegedly mishandled the cases and tampered with evidence.
The mothers also asked Fox to provide more agents and funding for the investigation and for anti-crime programmes in Chihuahua and asked for government monetary support for the victims’ families.
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