With more than 133,000 people missing, 72,000 unidentified bodies, and an impunity rate of 99.6%, Amnesty International has urged the Mexican government to declare the crisis of disappearances a national emergency. The organization supports the activation of Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance—an exceptional UN mechanism reserved for situations of extreme gravity—which opens a channel for direct and formal dialogue with the Mexican State.
Amnesty challenged the official narrative that attributes disappearances solely to organized crime. The organization has documented cases in which criminal groups act with the authorization or acquiescence of authorities, as well as others in which public officials are directly involved. Furthermore, it warned that recent institutional changes could undermine access to justice and public information.
Amnesty also raised the alarm regarding the plight of women searchers—those actively seeking their missing loved ones—who face threats, attacks, and even murder while carrying out tasks that the State has failed to perform.
