Ciudad Juarez: The City of Lost Girls

The City of Lost Girls
Director: Rodrigo Vázquez
TV Series: "Unreported World" (2001)
Original Air Date: 7 November 2003
Genre: Documentary
Length: 23:49


The 'city of lost girls' is the terrifying nickname for Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican border town, where more than 600 women have been raped and murdered over the past 15 years.


Mexican soldiers patrol the streets of this border city as part of the federal government's crackdown on the violent drug cartels.


Dozens of federal police and hundreds of local law enforcement officers form part of the contingent that's working to reduce the power of organised crime in Juarez.


But, despite the show of force and presence of so many security officers, young women continue to disappear as a matter of routine.


Sometimes, the only way to tell this is happening is by the flyers and posters in the downtown area asking for information about the latest missing women.