As a way of protesting and fighting for women's rights, protesters turned the barricades erected around Mexico's National Palace into memorials. They did this to commemorate the victims of femicide and impunity in the country. The symbolic protest was done during Women's Day, as other parts of the world celebrate the day with joy.

BBC reported that women protesters painted the names of the women who have been killed or murdered in the country roughly because of their gender. To counter the violated rights of women, feminists held a protest addressed to their government, saying the authorities' efforts are not enough to protect them against the hostilities that surround them.

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Mexico Barricades as Memorials

Apart from the written names in the barricade, the protesters also placed flowers along the fences around the National Palace, where the Mexican President resides.

Protesters also chanted, "not one more woman shall be killed," Fonteras reported

President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador and Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum directed to install barricades to historic buildings and monuments, calling them walls of peace. But the protesters disagree and called it walls of shame as they write the names of women on the barricades.

BBC mentioned that the three-meter high barricades were placed to protect the historic establishments from vandalism and preserve the historic architectures. The Mexican president cited a previous incident that led to the installation of the barricades aroun the National Palace. During a protest on the death of a seven-year-old girl, slogans were sprayed on the walls of the building, and petrol bombs were lobbed against a door.

Despite the barricades, the feminists had another way of voicing out the injustice against women. Fronteras Desk noted that feminists utilized social media where they played speeches and testimonies from the mothers of murdered women. They also posted chants from previous rallies to spark people's awareness regarding the alleged injustice happening to Mexican women.

Protest and Sympathies

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The protests done by the feminists caught the attention of the Internet, particularly Twitter.

Twitter user @Brandon72433129 commended the protest in the country. Twitter User @AODADE expresses the disappointment on President Lopez Obrador's order to build the walls, as it divides the country more and set aside the cruel reality. @CakePentagram replied with a photo of pink crosses, which is the symbol used by the protesters and the similar objects held by the relatives of missing women in Ciudad Juárez.

As Mexico protesters call for their government's support on femicides during Women's Day, Statista noted that about 375 Mexican women were murdered during the first five months of 2020, with 91 of them slain in February. However, Statista noted that the number of femicides appears to be decreasing.

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