A world of mothers’ voices

Indigenous communities gathering for a Mothers Day celebration in Vancouver, Canada, featuring traditional music, dance and cultural performances. — Xinhua

Demonstrators carrying placards during a Mothers Day rally organised by women’s rights group Aurat March in Karachi, Pakistan. — AFP

Families of the disappeared standing beside posters of missing loved ones during a Mothers Day march calling for justice and an end to impunity at the Roundabout of the Disappeared in Mexico City, Mexico. — Reuters

Mothers searching for their missing children chanting slogans during a Mothers Day protest in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. — AFP

Women holding signs bearing the image of late Venezuelan political prisoner Victor Hugo Quero Navas during a Mothers Day demonstration outside El Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela. — AFP