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Mothers of the Disappeared Stage Protest on Mothers’ Day

Mothers and relatives hold a banner with pictures of missing people as they march on "Mother's Day" celebrated annually on May 10, to demand justice for their kin who have disappeared and for those who have been victims of forced disappearances in Mexico City, Mexico, May 10, 2016. The banner reads, "Missing". REUTERS/Henry Romero

MEXICO CITY — Thousands of mothers and other relatives of disappeared people staged a protest on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2016 in Mexico City. More than 23,000 people have been victims of forced disappearances in Mexico during its drug war.

Mothers, relatives and people hold pictures of missing people as they march on “Mother’s Day” celebrated annually on May 10, to demand justice for their kin who have disappeared and for those who have been victims of forced disappearances in Mexico City, Mexico, May 10, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Henry Romero

The mothers held pictures of their missing loved ones and demanded justice.

A mother holds a picture of her missing son. Photo: Reuters/Henry Romero

The march started at the Monument to the Mother and ended at the Angel of Independence.

Mothers of the disappeared at the Angel of Independence. Photo: Reuters/Henry Romero