OF ALL THE CONSEQUENCES of the Mexican government’s slow response to the disappearance of 43 students in September, it is the continuing protests in Mexico City and throughout the country that are most revealing of the public’s deep discontent with the current system.
“I think it’s very clear that we’re seeing a huge crisis in human rights in the country,” said Maureen Meyer, senior associate for Mexico and Migrant Rights at the Washington Office of Latin America (WOLA), a nonprofit research and advocacy group.