Gabriel appeals on behalf of murdered women

Rocker Peter Gabriel is urging Mexican President Felipe Calderon to help clarify the killings of hundreds of women in the northern cities of Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua.

Gabriel said he’s demanding justice for the victims because he feels “a responsibility” as a global citizen.

Hundreds of women have been murdered in Ciudad Juarez and the state of Chihuahua since 1993, and about 100 killings followed a pattern in which young women were sexually assaulted, killed and dumped in the desert.

Gabriel met with Mr Calderon and gave him 3,000 postcards collected by a campaign led by the English singer to raise awareness on the slayings.