NGOs march in Mexico City to protest over violence

Non-governmental organizations marched from the Angel of Independence to the Monument to the Victims, located near the Campo Marte in Mexico City, to protest against violence in the country.

 

The march was headed by Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad (Citizen Council for Security), Alto al Secuestro (Stop Kidnapping) and Mexico SOS.

 

Isabel Miranda de Wallace, chairwoman of Alto al Secuestro, said that "not all soldiers and federal policemen do wrong, there are many who defend the peace of this country with their lives."

 

She also called for the strengthening of institutions to build peace.