Ayotzinapa to Ottawa Caravan Calls on Canada to Unmask Human Rights Violations in Mexico Julia Smith - rabble.ca
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Jorge Luis Clemente Balbuena, a survivor of the September 26, 2014 attack on students by Mexican police, and Hilda Legideño Vargas, the mother of one of the 43 students who was disappeared following the attack, are travelling across Canada on the Ayotzinapa to Ottawa Caravan to meet with politicians and civil society leaders.

They are asking the Canadian government to acknowledge the human rights crisis in Mexico, demand the Mexican government meet international human rights norms, review Canada's program of cooperation with Mexico, and eliminate barriers for Mexican human rights defenders seeking protection in Canada.

On April 28, Balbuena and Legideño Vargas will testify before the Parliamentary Subcommittee for International Human Rights in Ottawa.

Upcoming events include:

April 17, 6pm: Fundraiser at Commercial Dr. Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Vancouver
April 22, 6pm: Presentation at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Quebec
April 23, 9am: Media Briefing at the Quebec National Assembly, Quebec
April 24, 7pm: Cultural event and solidarity night at Parroquia San Esteban, Toronto
April 25, 5pm: Feast and panel discussion, Shelldale Community Centre, Guelph
April 26, 12pm: Community gathering at Six Nations

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