2 de octubre ¡No se olvida! Tlatelolco in my Memory

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The 50th anniversary of the tragic massacre of students in Tlatelolco in 1968, just a few days after the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of the 43 students in Ayotzinapa, is another painful reminder of how difficult it has been for Mexico to uphold basic human dignity and to curb the worst excesses of The State. There has been some progress in those 50 years: Mexico is now a democracy; governments have expanded education, health, and social services; and some basic rights are protected. But the authoritarian past seems to lurch behind at every corner; profound injustices in a deeply divided and stratified society permeate every aspect of social life; and violence, death and insecurity continue unabated in Mexico…