August 2007

Ninety-four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter sent to Mexican President Felipe Calderón asking him make the elimination of violence against women a priority for his administration and take concrete steps towards solving the murders of over 400 women and girls Ciudad Júarez and Chihuahua, Mexico. Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-CA), the original sponsor the 2006 House concurrent resolution addressing the murders of women in Júarez and Chihuahua, signed and circulated this letter. To read the letter and see the list of signators, click here.