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Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders
Alicia Gaspar de Alba's mystery novel based on the caes of the murdered women. A plot summary and the author's biography, as well as activist links.
http://www.desertblood.info/
Ciudad Juarez, The Serial Killer's Playground
Court TV report, focusing on similarities in the victims, details events since 1993.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers...
Señorita Extraviada, Missing Young Woman
Documentary film about the disappearances and murders. Lists crew and provides resources for support of the families.
http://www.lourdesportillo.com/senoritaext...
Maquila
Explores the representations of women's bodies and murders, using a web-based format to engage questions of gender, race, work, and violence.
http://www.angelfire.com/in2/qualm/intro.h...
CBC News: Gangsters convicted of killing 12 women in Mexican border town
A brief account of sentences in the killings.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...
Save Juarez Project
Organized for the protection of female factory workers through self defense training, safety items and safehouses.
http://savejuarez.org/
Mexico - Genocide against women workers
Marxist analysis of roles of PRI and neo-liberals in creating the context of the murders and disappearances.
http://www.marxist.com/women/ciudad_juarez...
Los Angeles For Women of Juarez
California-based group sponsors local fundraising and conscious-raising events. Includes overview of the murders and links to related organizations, with information on how to get involved. [English/Spanish]
http://www.losangelesforwomenofjuarez.org/
Women of Cd. Juarez
Thomas Kern's photos of families, maquiladoras, and sites where bodies were found.
http://www.lookat.ch/index.php/article/art...
End Violence Against Women in Juarez
An online petition calling on the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights to focus attention on the murders, and on local, state, and national law enforcement authorities to conduct investigations.
http://www.petitiononline.com/JUAREZ/petit...
The Situation of the Rights of Women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: The Right to be Free from Violence and Discrimination
The OAS report presents the background of the situation and the involvement of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an analysis of human rights and legal issues, and recommendations for follow up.
http://www.cidh.oas.org/annualrep/2002eng/...
Women of Juarez
An Australian group describes fundraising efforts, including ongoing Tshirt sales, and provides background information on Juarez's female labor force.
http://womenofjuarez.egenerica.com/
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2006