“ They pointed out that day by day, in their search for answers and justice, they suffer indifference and lack of progress. They have vehemently expressed to us their pain and that disappeared persons are not numbers, but human beings”, the Committee recalled. Impunity and inactionĭuring these two weeks, the Committee heard victims describe a society overwhelmed by the phenomenon of disappearances, as well as systemic impunity, and their powerlessness in the face of the inaction by some authorities. “In this sense, we stress that disappearances are not only a phenomenon of the past, but still persist”, they say. The Committee also notes with concern that several of the recommendations made in 20, are still pending implementation.Ī protest rally in Mexico City on the case of Ayoitzinapa rural school attended by the 43 disappeared students., by UNIC/Mexico They also point to “scenarios of collusion between State agents and organised crime”, with some enforced disappearances “committed directly by State agents.” With more than 52,000 unidentified bodies of deceased people, the Committee argues that “the fight against impunity cannot wait.” Organised crime ‘collusion’ĭuring the visit, they received “worrying information”, both from authorities and victims, about varying patterns in the way enforced disappearances are investigated in different regions. “We acknowledge that some legal and institutional progress has been made in recent years, but enforced disappearances are still widespread and impunity is almost absolute”, the experts said in a statement. This was their first visit to the country, granted under article 33 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearance.įor the Committee, Mexico's acceptance of the visit is a clear expression of the State's openness to international scrutiny and support. They witnessed exhumations and search expeditions in the states of Morelos, Coahuila and the state of Mexico, visited the Human Identification Centre in Coahuila, and went to several federal, state and migrant detention centres. The delegation went to 13 Mexican states and held 48 meetings with more than 80 different authorities. Members also met hundreds of victims, and dozens of victims' collectives and civil society organisations, from almost every part of the country. Family members of the young disappeared in Ayotzinapa., by UNIC Mexico/Antonio Nieto Open access

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