Family members of some of the 43 students missing in the Mexican
state of Guerrero have traveled across the United States in caravans,
calling for President Obama to stop funding the Mexican drug war. After
the caravans converged in New York City, the relatives marched to the
United Nations Sunday to mark seven months since their loved ones
disappeared. The Mexican government has said the students were attacked
by municipal police operating under the orders of Iguala Mayor José Luis
Abarca, then turned over to drug gang members, who killed and
incinerated them. But only one of the 43 students’ remains have been
identified, and the parents continue to believe their children are
alive. Last week, ahead of Sunday’s march, we were joined in our New
York City studio by relatives of three of the missing students: María de
Jesús Tlatempa Bello, mother of José Eduardo Bartolo Tlatempa; Clemente
Rodríguez Moreno, father of Christian Alfonso Rodríguez Telumbre; and
Cruz Bautista Salbador, uncle of Benjamín Ascencio Bautista. Special
thanks to Alex Franco for translating.
You can find out more about the Caravan 43 campaign on their website and social media.
state of Guerrero have traveled across the United States in caravans,
calling for President Obama to stop funding the Mexican drug war. After
the caravans converged in New York City, the relatives marched to the
United Nations Sunday to mark seven months since their loved ones
disappeared. The Mexican government has said the students were attacked
by municipal police operating under the orders of Iguala Mayor José Luis
Abarca, then turned over to drug gang members, who killed and
incinerated them. But only one of the 43 students’ remains have been
identified, and the parents continue to believe their children are
alive. Last week, ahead of Sunday’s march, we were joined in our New
York City studio by relatives of three of the missing students: María de
Jesús Tlatempa Bello, mother of José Eduardo Bartolo Tlatempa; Clemente
Rodríguez Moreno, father of Christian Alfonso Rodríguez Telumbre; and
Cruz Bautista Salbador, uncle of Benjamín Ascencio Bautista. Special
thanks to Alex Franco for translating.
You can find out more about the Caravan 43 campaign on their website and social media.
