- Signatures: 33,378
- Goal: 30,000
- Deadline: 12-31-2006
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Since 1993, over 370 women have been killed or have "disappeared" in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. Many of the victims were raped and mutilated. To date, the Mexican authorities have been slow to act in response to the horrifying pattern of violence that has become commonplace in Juarez and Chihuahua.
The International Community is gravely concerned about the safety of the women of Chihuahua. Please join Amnesty International in its efforts to persuade the Mexican authorities to take action now before the lives of any more women are lost. We must all urge the Mexican Authorities to protect its citizens.!
Sign this petition to the Mexican Ambassador to the United States. The message must be clear: violence against women must be tackled at its roots. All instances of it must be thoroughly investigated, those responsible brought to justice, and steps must be taken to address the causes of women's vulnerability to violence. SIGN NOW!
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| Number | Date | Name | State | I am signing this petition because |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33,397 | 5:01 pm PST, Dec 1 | Anonymous | California | This needs to be stopped. |
| 33,396 | 7:40 am PST, Nov 27 | Agne Serpytyte | This should be stopped. | |
| 33,395 | 1:33 am PST, Nov 18 | GEORGE BOOKER | Florida | THESE MURDEROUS ACTS ARE HORRIFIC AND SOMEONE SHOULD PAY |
| 33,394 | 2:22 pm PST, Nov 11 | MELISSA HARP HERNANDEZ | Kentucky | I am outraged and saddened that women are victimized and killed and the government seems not to care. |
| 33,393 | 4:11 pm PST, Nov 3 | Blanca Vides | California | I am a Mexican American that believes in justice and equality for all.....we the women in America need to unite and with our voices we need to demand for these atrocities to stop! There is so much corruption in Mexico and in other Latin American countries and it is our responsibilities as human beings to bring these crimes to the light and speak for those who no longer have voices. The Women of Juarez deserve that and more.... |
| 33,392 | 4:29 pm PDT, Oct 22 | Anonymous | California | I beleive that these men must answer to the laws of god and the people of Mexico, and that these women have the right to live without fear. |
| 33,391 | 4:06 pm PDT, Oct 11 | Sannie Windelborg | I can't belive the world we are living in!! I'm here in safe Denmark where nothing like this would ever take place. Just saw the movie Bordertown and I'm horrified for the women living in Juarez. I feel heartbroken and my thoughts go out to all the victims, their famileys and the girls who has to live there in fear for their lives. May justics come to Juarez soon - course it sure has'nt been there yet. I'm so sorry!!! | |
| 33,390 | 11:14 pm PDT, Sep 20 | Martina Torres | Illinois | My heart is aching. This long its taken?? I will forward this not only to all of my church. But help find more people in my neighborhood and schools. Enough is enough. And I'm PROUD to have my name here. |
| 33,389 | 3:46 am PDT, Sep 16 | Anonymous | Georgia | Recently saw a movie called Border Town and became aware of these issues for the first time. I am hoorified and outraged. my preyers are with the families and the women of Jaurez. |
| 33,388 | 11:00 pm PDT, Sep 12 | Dana Evans | Georgia | The unsolved acts to the women in this country is a crime against humanity |
| 33,387 | 4:51 am PDT, Sep 10 | Richard Rothenburger | ||
| 33,386 | 7:34 pm PDT, Sep 9 | Anonymous | Michigan | THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!! I cannot believe that these daughters, mothers, sisters are not getting JUSTICE and potential victims getting PROTECTION! |
| 33,385 | 5:59 pm PDT, Sep 8 | yolanda bobeck | Kentucky | i really do care for the mexican women who die in mexico because of men who dont have money who rape and kill, burry them in the desert and leave them to rotten! i want this to stop and be done by helping mexico out! I want the US to be part before more lives are gone. |
| 33,384 | 7:51 pm PDT, Sep 5 | Anonymous | Georgia | these women deserve justice. |
| 33,383 | 6:56 am PDT, Aug 24 | Anonymous | I want equality and justice for women and girls in Mexico. Please have an inquiry into corrupt police forces in Mexico. | |
| 33,382 | 12:00 pm PDT, Aug 11 | Jennifer Lachney | Louisiana | |
| 33,381 | 2:26 pm PDT, Aug 6 | greta malkotzoglou | ||
| 33,380 | 1:26 pm PDT, Aug 6 | Anonymous | Florida | |
| 33,379 | 6:58 pm PDT, Jul 30 | Anonymous | ||
| 33,378 | 7:14 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Ivonne Canellada | Illinois | |
| 33,377 | 3:13 pm PDT, Jul 9 | Joe Aguilera | California | something must be done. |
| 33,376 | 5:58 am PDT, Jul 4 | Jackelyn Florez | New Jersey | |
| 33,375 | 5:20 am PDT, Jul 3 | GEORGINA GOMEZ | California | WE ALL CAME FROM A WOMEN. TO NOT HAVE ANY INTREST IN THIS UNJUSTICE IS CRAZY. TO ALL WHO JUST TURN THEIR HEADS & LOOK THE OTHER WAY, "JUST THING! ALL THESE YOUNG WOMEN RISK THEIR LIVES EVERYDAY FOR WHAT! SO THAT YOU COULD BROWSE THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER, CHECK YOUR E-MAILS, FURNISH YOUR HOUSE WITH THE BADEST PLASMA T.V., TAKE MEMORABLE PICTURES OF FAMILY EVENTS OR MAYBE EVEN YOUR CHILDREN. WELL WHY NOT RIGHT! THATS WHAT WE WORK FOR! STOP AND THINK, OUR NEIHBORS SOUTH OF US PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER FOR A CRUMMY .53 CENTS A DAY, WORK 40 HRS.+ & ARE HAPPY TO AT LEAST HAVE A JOB. HEY! $5.00 A DAY, NOT BAD RIGHT! WRONG!!! WE SPEND FORTUNES TO ENJOY THE LUXURIES AT OUR LOCAL WAL-MART OR TARGET ETC. WELL WHILE YOUR WATCHING T.V. A MOTHER IS CRYING HER EYES OUT CAUSE HER DAUGHTER IS NOT HOME FROM WORK, & SHE HAS THIS GUT FEELING THAT SHE WON'T BE. OR WHILE YOU'R TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY @ A SOCIAL GATHERING, THE SO-CALLED POLICE IN JUAREZ ARE PHOTOGRAPHING A 14 YR.OLD GIRL WHO JUST WAS FOUND DUMPED, MUTILATED, RAPED, DIS-FIGUERED ALL BECAUSE! "WE NEED TO BE COOL LIKE OTHER PEOPLE, & HAVE ALL THE HIP STUFF. THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU'RE SURFIN THE NET. THESE PEOPLE NEED OUR HELP! |
| 33,374 | 5:02 pm PDT, Jun 30 | Anonymous | the authorities finally must do anything about this!!! | |
| 33,373 | 5:16 pm PDT, Jun 18 | Chelsee Lemos | Massachusetts | I hate abuse on women of any kind and I'm absolutely floored that this is happening and nothing is being done about it! I hope the authorities step up their game soon!! |
| 33,372 | 11:35 pm PDT, Jun 15 | lea pride | Florida | |
| 33,371 | 10:06 pm PDT, Jun 8 | Jessica Pinney | ||
| 33,370 | 9:46 am PDT, Jun 8 | Elaine Mubaidin | Florida | |
| 33,369 | 6:11 pm PDT, May 25 | Amy Anderson | Indiana | I object to violence against women and wish to pressure Mexican authorities to act on their behalf. |
| 33,368 | 7:13 pm PDT, May 22 | Dana Robles | Oregon | |
| 33,367 | 11:09 pm PDT, May 11 | Tierschuetzern Katerini | ||
| 33,366 | 6:44 pm PDT, May 4 | alia abdeen | ||
| 33,365 | 9:21 am PDT, Apr 29 | Ginger Geronimo | Alabama | |
| 33,364 | 1:26 pm PDT, Apr 28 | Anonymous | Florida | The WORLD needs to take action! These women are murdered, abused and exploited! Why are we ignoring them? |
| 33,363 | 5:57 am PDT, Apr 28 | Tekla Drakfrende | ||
| 33,362 | 3:41 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Jerry Person | Wisconsin | Murder is unexceptable anywhere. Murder is rampant in every country. USA police are killing many citizens becoming one of the most violent crimes. Five to ten cops shooting at once. Execution style. That many murders it is a government official. |
| 33,361 | 10:51 am PDT, Apr 17 | Marisol Cortes | California | How can the government do nothing. Women are the only ones that can bring life into this world. Mothers, daughters and sisters they are one of us. Don't look away do something... What a shame in the time we live in we still have those who treat human life insignificantly. If the government dose nothing all we have left is to get on our knees and pray for those lost and pray God will do something. What a shame, being born a women in Mexico is a death sentence..... |
| 33,360 | 3:03 pm PDT, Apr 6 | Alana Owen | Texas | the Mexican authorities need to be made responsible for their actions. Also, the factories need to step up and take responsibility for their employees' safety. Just because there are no laws REQUIRING it, doesn't mean they are not responsible for providing it anyway. After all, these young women would not even be in this situation if the factories were not there. |
| 33,359 | 9:29 am PDT, Apr 5 | Shauna McVay | Texas | I am mad at the Mexico and United States for doing NOTHING about this! I knew little about how bad this really was until now. I watched a movie called "BorderTown," and it was about the murders in Jaurez, Mexico. It angers me to know that they have tried to keep this out of the public just so they can fill there pockets with money from the NAFTA while these poor women are being preyed upon. I will be making sure everyone at my church, my kids school, and anyone I come in contact know about this! Thank You for your efforts to stop these kinds of injustice. |
| 33,358 | 7:24 am PDT, Apr 4 | carmen cambra | I'm from Spain and it's impossible for me to say which is the point of the rejection of that crimes. ¿What about the mexican authorities?, ¿Are they involved in the crimes?, It's impossible that they aren't. All my love for the families of the victims. | |
| 33,357 | 8:53 pm PDT, Apr 1 | Carissa Allen | California | Something must be done about this! Even more bodies-over 42!-have been found in mass graves as recently as this past month! |
| 33,356 | 10:18 pm PDT, Mar 27 | Sandra Weston | Tennessee | |
| 33,355 | 9:42 am PDT, Mar 23 | Anonymous | I greive for the slain women and their families. | |
| 33,354 | 7:41 am PDT, Mar 18 | Angel Diaz | Wisconsin | It saddens me to know that these things are happening and not much has been done for these women in Jaurez. I am studying criminal justice and have been folling this story, I hope to one day make a difference on what is going on in Jaurez,Mexico. |
| 33,352 | 11:11 pm PST, Feb 29 | Linda Rhodes | Maryland | I have a daughter missing in Mexico. |
| 33,351 | 2:07 pm PST, Feb 4 | George Lesiw | Connecticut | I just watched a movie "Trade" and it opened my eyes to this reality. I don't know what I can do being a musician in the northern U.S., but this is a Truth that must be known and dealt with Globally. My Prayers go out. |
Demand Justice: Hundreds of Women Killed & Missing in Mexico!
Your Excellency,
Since 1993, over 370 women have been killed and "disappeared" in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. Amnesty International has expressed its dissatisfaction with the response to date from Mexican authorities, and has expressed doubt about the commitment of authorities to end the horrifying pattern of violence that has become commonplace in Juárez.
Ambassador Bremer, we call on the government of Mexico to fully and promptly investigate the deaths and "disappearances" of hundreds of young women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and provide protection and justice for all in that community. All instances of violence must be thoroughly investigated and its perpetrators brought to justice, and steps must be taken to address the causes of women's vulnerability to violence.
Thank you,
The Undersigned
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