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Lost Daughters of Juarez

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  • Ciudad Juarez is a Mexican border city that lies next to El Paso, Texas. Since 1993, thousands of young women have disappeared, and hundreds have been found dead in this turbulent city known for drug cartel violence. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 29, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • Inside one of the many bars where prostitution is practiced openly. It is in places like this that many of the young women are last reportedly seen alive. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Nov. 2, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • A prostitute sits outside one of the many seedy hotels where they ply their trade. These hotels are prevalent in the downtown area of the city and are one of the places that trafficked women end up. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Nov. 2, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • The southern boundary of the city of Juarez, "Lote Bravo" is where the first victims of femicide were found in the early 1990s. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Nov. 4, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • Downtown Juarez and a vandalized poster on a phone booth asking for information on the disappearance of Iliana Carillo, who went missing in 2014 at the age of 23. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 28, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • Inside the family home of Brenda Berenice Castillo Garcia. She disappeared in 2008 at the age of 17. Her "presumed" remains were discovered in an area known as the Juarez Valley in 2012. In this case as in many others, the government presents the families with questionable DNA evidence seeking to bring a quick resolution to the case. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Nov. 4, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • In Juarez, one is constantly reminded of the missing. The faces of the innocent confront the unaware eye, pleading from beyond for help. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 28, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • Inside the cotton field monument, a bronze statue “Flor de Arena” was dedicated in 2012. Veronica Leiton sculpted this piece whose sash has the names of all of the known victims of femicide prior to 2012. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 26, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • This cross, located at the base of the Santa Fe international bridge was erected in memory of the city's hundreds of serial-killing victims that have died since 1993. The attached sign reads "Ni Una Mas" or "Not One More." Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 28, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • A heavily guarded, Jorge Gonzalez Nicolas, Chihuahua state attorney general addresses the media where he announced the creation of a new task force that will investigate crimes against women. The government maintains an appearance of vigilance on these crimes however; these statements are largely seen as duplicitous in a system that few trust. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 29, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • Jose Luis Castillo is arguably the most vocal and controversial activist in the Juarez anti-femicide movement. He can be seen all over the city wearing a set of homemade banners with the image of his daughter Esmeralda Castillo Rincon. Esmeralda disappeared in 2009 at the age of 14, just before her quinceañera. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Nov. 2, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2014)
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  • A Mural painted by Maclovio "MAC" Macias to commemorate the lives of Esmeralda Castillo Rincon and Brenda Berenice Castillo Garcia. There is a concerted effort by local street artists to paint as many murals as possible due to the municipality’s unwillingness to continue to let activists hang posters for the missing. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. May 18, 2015. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2015)
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  • During a thanksgiving mass, Father Eduardo Hayen Cuarón blesses a young woman on the day of her quinceañera, which is a celebration of her 15th birthday. This is a significant moment in the life of a young Mexican woman. Unfortunately, many of the young women that are victims of trafficking and femicide never get to experience their quinceañeras as so many of them have disappeared before the age of 15. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. May 23, 2015. (Photo by Gabriel Romero ©2015)
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