Overview
- Coordinated rallies under the banner “Soy papá, no criminal,” which ran Friday and Saturday, drew peaceful turnouts in Tijuana, San Luis Río Colorado, Hermosillo, and Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Participants called on the Poder Judicial and prosecutors to speed up family and criminal cases, review how complaints and evidence are handled, and protect a child’s right to see both parents.
- In Sonora, organizers said at least 77 fathers have sought help, and a delegation met with Vice Prosecutor Tadeo Gradillas to review cases pending at the state attorney general’s office.
- Marchers shared accounts of going months or years without contact, including a father who has not seen his 14-year-old for about seven months and another reporting a year without contact despite a visitation order.
- Organizers described a movement present in at least 24 countries and said lawyers have filed petitions and plan further legal actions, while no broad policy changes have been announced.