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Murillo's comment re-framed to read "I'm tired of fear" painted on a city street (x)
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On Friday November 7th, Mexico's Attorney General Jesús
Murillo held a press conference on the recent massacre held in the town of
Cocula, a province of Iguala. Murillo revealed that authorities have uncovered
38 bodies from a cluster of mass graves and have identified four as disappeared
persons last seen at checkpoints set up by Guerreros Unidos, a drug gang that
has infiltrated municipal police. The incident unfolded on September 26th when
the 43 student-teachers arrived in Iguala to obtain buses for an upcoming
protest. The victims were attacked by the gang-led local police, shot, killed,
and burned in a rubbish dump. Arrested gang members have admitted to
participating in the massacre. Protests in the nation, both peaceful and
violent, grew exponentially larger with this recent conference and citizens
have taken to the streets with "Ya me cansé" (I’m tired, or I've had
enough) as their rallying cry, a reference to Murillo's exasperated parting
words. The Guardian reports: "The phrase ["Ya me cansé"] has
been turned on its head to express public exhaustion with both the violence
that has taken hold in many parts of Mexico, where organised criminal activity
is protected by corrupt authorities, as well as the federal government’s
failure to act against it, which many believe underpins the events in
Iguala."
It is evident that this incident is an abhorrent state
crime. Articles 3, 5 and 6 of the Declaration of Human Rights have been grossly
violated. Mexican governance has not guaranteed "the right to life,
liberty and security of person," that "no one shall be subjected to
torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." and
has not ensured "Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a
person before the law."
Sources
Mexico: Protests at Admission"I've Had Enough"
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