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The situation in Juarez!
Femicide in Juarez and Chihuahua: For more than a decade, the cities of Chihuahua and Juarez, near the US-Mexico border, have been killing fields for young women, the site of over 400 unsolved femicides. Despite the horrific nature of these crimes, authorities at all levels exhibit indifference, and there is strong evidence that some officials may be involved. Impunity and corruption has permitted the criminals, whoever they are, to continue committing these acts, knowing there will be no consequences. A significant number of victims work in the maquiladora sector - sweatshops that produce for export, with 90% destined for the United States. The maquiladoras employ mainly young women, at poverty level wages. In combination with lax environmental regulations and low tariffs under the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the maquiladoras are amassing tremendous wealth. Yet despite the crime wave, they offer almost no protection for their workers. High profile government campaigns such as Ponte Vista (Be Aware), a self defense program, and supplying women with whistles have been ineffective and are carried out mainly for public relations purposes.

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What is the Juarez Project?
The Juarez Project is a local grassroots organization that has been supporting the women of Juárez since 2002. We have helped the families by providing emotional and financial support to their groups through fundraising efforts, donations, and outreach. We have organized local events on numerous occasions and have been featured in many media outlets. To date, we have raised thousands of dollars for murdered family advocacy groups in Juárez. If you would like to get involved in the juarez project and ending the violence against these women please contact us either through this page or our email address is juarezproject@yahoo.com--Tanisha founder, The Juarez Project

Another Murdered Woman In Juarez

This entry was posted on 6/11/2008 8:11 AM and is filed under uncategorized.

Woman found slain in Juárez

By Daniel Borunda / For the Sun-News

Article Launched: 06/11/2008 06:14:27 AM MDT

EL PASO —The decomposing body of a young woman was found buried under rocks in west Juárez in a case reminiscent of the women's murders that plagued the city in years past.

A task force on the women's slayings took over the investigation after the body of the unidentified woman was found Monday evening at the edge of colonia Felipe Angeles not far from Cristo Negro mountain, state police said. The woman was between 20 and 24 years old, was thin and had brown hair. She was wearing a turquoise-colored blouse and had a silver flower-shaped barrette with blue stones on her hair.

The case comes as Juárez is dealing with about 450 homicides so far this year believed to be linked to a war among drug traffickers.

On Tuesday, state investigators identified a girl shot and killed Monday evening as 12-year-old Alexa Belem Moreno Melendez. She was shot in the head while riding in the back seat of a black Chevrolet Tahoe with Chihuahua plates that was strafed with gunfire. No one else in the vehicle was killed.

The girl's death was possibly referred to on a banner found hanging from a bridge Tuesday morning threatening revenge on hit men it called "mata inocentes" (killers of innocents).

At 10 p.m. Monday, two men were gunned down near a pool table in the Mavis bar, raising to eight the number of homicides that day.

By Tuesday evening, only one death had been reported, that of a man wrapped in bandages dumped in an alley, news reports said. Also Tuesday, the Juárez police academy graduated 92 new officers as part of efforts to bolster the police force.

Daniel Borunda reports for the El Paso Times, a member of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership, and may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com; 546-6102.