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Weekly Report - 22 October 2026 (WR-26-42)
MEXICO: Disappearance crisis brought before UN
Mexico’s disappearance crisis was addressed at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 20 October, on the recommendation of the UN’s Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED). Mexico’s government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected the CED’s decision to table the issue at this platform, stating it is disproportionate to the problem and disregards the work it is doing to address it. Speaking at the UNGA, Mexico’s deputy minister for human rights, Arturo Medina, repeated these arguments and presented progress made in tackling the issue. However, he also acknowledged that municipal authorities are sometimes involved in enforced disappearances, somewhat contradicting the government line that disappearances are not enacted by the State.
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