Slideshow: Central American mothers search in Mexico for missing relatives
All photographs by Andalusia Knoll. Hear/read her accompanying radio report.
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- Members of the Caravan of Central American Mothers march through the crowded streets of downtown Mexico City. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
- Sex workers in Mexico try to help identify missing women based on photographs from the mothers. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
- A woman in the Caravan of Central American Mothers holds a loudspeaker to address the crowd. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
- A Salvadoran member of the COFAMIDE parents’ association carries her national flag and portraits of missing persons. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
- Many of the mothers come from marginalized indigenous communities and don’t have the resources to search on their own for their children. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
- Women from Honduras hold their national flag as they walk with the Caravan of Central American Mothers. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
- The sex worker organization Brigada Callejera hosted a meeting with the mothers on a rooftop in the La Merced market district. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)