Mexico: Women’s rights organizations plan nationwide protests September 28

Event

Several women's rights organizations have called for a day of protests to be held across the country on Monday, September 28, to demand the legalization of abortion nationwide. Demonstrations should be expected in urban centers across the country; some of the locations include (all times local):

• Aguascalientes: March from the state's Attorney General's office to Exedra at 19:30
• Cancún: Rally at Malecon Tajamar at 17:00
• Ciudad Juarez: March to Parque Borunda at 17:00
• Durango: Rally outside the State's Congress at 18:00
• Guadalajara: March from Monumento a la Madre to the Jalisco State Congress at 15:00
• Hermosillo: Rally outside Museo y Biblioteca UNISON at 16:00
• Pachuca: Rally at Reloj Monumental at 16:00
• Oaxaca: March throughout the city starting at Fuente de las 8 Regiones at 16:00
• Villahermosa: Rally at Parque Juarez at 16:00
• Playa del Carmen: Rally at Plaza 28 de Julio from 17:00
• Puebla: Outside of the State's Congress at 17:00

Additional demonstrations are possible in other urban centers, including Mexico City. A heightened security presence and localized disruptions to transport are to be expected in the vicinity of the demonstrations. Clashes between security forces and protesters are possible.

Advice

Those in Mexico are advised to monitor the situation, anticipate transportation disruptions, avoid all protests or demonstrations as a precaution, and adhere to all instructions issued by local authorities.