Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice Calls for End of Drug War During Stop in Mexico Jose Antonio Roman - La Jornada
go to original April 13, 2016

The Caravan for Peace campaign has made a stop in Mexico, mixing political and cultural action with the aim of ending the war on drugs. (teleSUR English)

During a forum held in the Museum of the City of Mexico, members of the Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice, whose representatives included priests, academics, researchers, intellectuals and activists, called for an end "to the war on drugs", which has left hundreds of thousands of victims and also provided huge profits to those who control money and political power.

At the forum organized by the caravan and Mexican civil society organizations, they noted that this "war" is promoted by the economic interests of the most powerful countries and has left in the Mesoamerican nations [Mexico and Central America] scourges such as the militarization of public security, forced internal displacement, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests, corruption and impunity.

Speakers warned that our societies can not continue to cede their rights to the "terrible and absurd " fight against drugs, which has resulted in most of the countries of Central America and Mexico being among the most violent nations in the world.

The caravan, which began on March 28 in Honduras and has traveled through El Salvador and Guatemala to reach Mexico, has New York City as its final destination, on April 18, the eve of the UN General Assembly Special Session [April 19-21] to discuss international drug policy.

Read the rest at Mexico Voices

Related: Mexico and the Drug War: Caravan for Peace Raises Voices Which Should Be Heard (Mexico Voices)

Mexico Voices is a blogging endeavor aimed at raising the awareness of U.S. citizens regarding the destructive impact of the U.S. economic policy and the War on Drugs on Mexico — on its people, their economic and physical security and their human rights, on the nation’s dysfunctional justice system, and on the rule of law and Mexico’s fragile democracy. Visit the website at MexicoVoices.blogspot.mx

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