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Mexico: Campaign puts a face to victims of violence

2012-03-14

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Pictures of victims of violence hang on the facades and walls of houses in Ecatepec, Mexico on March 7, 2012. The NGO Raúl Murrieta Foundation launched the exhibition called “Giving a face to the victims in Ecatepec,” with giant photographs placed around the city as part of a campaign against violence. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Residents help place a photograph of a victim of violence on the wall of a house in the neighbor of Cerro Gordo in Ecatepec, outside Mexico City. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Residents walk by pictures of victims of violence hung in the Cerro Gordo neighborhood. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

A total of 35 photographs have been placed around the neighborhood. Most of the people showcased have experienced violence in some form, mostly attributed to narco-trafficking in the area. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

The NGO hopes to add 10 additional giant photographs, bringing the total to 45 posters. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

The campaign in Ecatepec, Mexico is similar to the portraits that hang in Medellín called “Heroes Without Borders.” The project was launched by the government’s Program for Peace and Reconciliation (PPyR), co-sponsored by the Office of the Mayor of Medellín and the Office of the President of Colombia, through the High Council for Reintegration. (Henry Romero/Reuters)