Flora Marcelo Rojas writes 'Justice' with her blood in protest for the disappearance of her daughter Ayelin Iczae, who was last seen on October 15, 2020 in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Photos: REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan
Flora Marcelo wrote her appeal on a white wall outside the UN human rights office in Mexico City, using a finger dipped in her own blood: "Justice for the disappeared."
At least five women joined Monday's protest, some drawing their blood with the help of a catheter, to bring attention to the plight of children and other relatives who have gone missing or been killed amid the violence of Mexico's long drug war.
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