Mexico: Relatives of 26,000 'disappeared' in six years deserve justice
Mexico: Relatives of 26,000 'disappeared' in six years deserve justice
Posted: 04 June 2013
Amnesty International today accused the Mexican authorities of failing to deal with a humanitarian crisis concerning thousands of ‘disappeared’ people in the country.
In a new briefing launched at the Museo de la Memoria y Tolerancia in Mexico city, Amnesty revealed that in the last six years 26,000 people have disappeared in the country yet little has been done to locate them and deliver justice for their relatives.
The 16-page briefing, Confronting a nightmare: Disappearances in Mexico, reveals that not only have Mexico’s federal and state authorities largely turned a blind eye to the disappearances, which are mostly linked to a crackdown on criminal gangs, but that in some cases they have actually been carried out by public officials.
Senior government officials have recently made commitments to end disappearances and locate the victims, but Amnesty believes those promises will mean nothing to the relatives if they do not produce tangible results to end impunity and clarify the whereabouts of victims.
More:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20800
