An investigation by an international human rights organization described disappearances in Mexico as a serious human rights problem.
In the report, which spans more than 200 pages, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights highlights structural problems in Mexico that led to disappearances.
Mexico officially catalogs more than 128,000 disappearances.
“Disappearances, in any form, are one of the most serious violations of human dignity, and an open wound for families and society,” said Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Executive Secretary Tania Reneaum Panszi in a presentation of the report Monday.
The investigation found that while the crisis of disappearances in Mexico is driven by organized crime, many disappearances happen in quote “deep collusion and coordination with state agents.”
A representative from Mexico’s federal government participated in the presentation of the report. In a statement, Mexico's foreign relations ministry reiterated its willingness to work with international human rights organizations.
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