June 23, 2004
Las Muertas de Ju
"Since 1993, more than 320 women have been murdered in Ciudad Ju
Victims' families, advocates and human-rights activists have long alleged that the investigation has been hampered by police corruption, cover-ups, witness intimidation and torture. Diana Washington Valdez, journalist for the El Paso Times who has covered the Ju
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Awful.
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Great post, about something truly terrible.
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I just learned about this a few weeks ago and am still recovering. The police corruption is what really pushes this shit over the edge.
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Here's a long Salon article about it from 2002. Apologies, I don't know if you'll have to watch the ad or not. Worth it anyway.