Families of missing persons and human rights groups in Mexico called on Tuesday's International Day of Victims of Forced Disappearances for stronger measures to fight kidnappings, including bringing more perpetrators to justice.
Relatives of missing people and activists hold a march to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, in Ciudad JuarezMEXICO CITY - Families of missing persons and human rights groups in Mexico called on Tuesday's International Day of Victims of Forced Disappearances for stronger measures to fight kidnappings, including bringing more perpetrators to justice.
But with 52,000 unidentified bodies and 105,000 people reported missing - 5,000 of those added since last May, according to official data - activists say much more needs to be done. "We've seen hardly any results and the number of missing persons and unidentified bodies grows day by day," said Leticia Hidalgo, founder of a disappeared persons group in northern Nuevo Leon state known as FUNDENL. Hidalgo is the mother of a son who has been missing since 2011.
The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, said in a video shown at the event that entrenched impunity and a flawed "security model" must all be scrutinized.
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