Mexican Human Rights Agency Tells UN It Will Fight Disappearances

Edited by Ivan Martínez
2015-05-18 12:31:58

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Mexico City, May 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) told the U.N. it will work on the cases of enforced disappearances, as well as the prevention and punishment of further cases, the Mexican newspaper La Jornada reported on Sunday.

 

CNDH's Ismael Eslava Perez assured the U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances that CNDH is dedicated to force Mexican authorities to carry out thorough investigations of enforced disappearances to reveal the facts and ensure that justice is served.

 

Perez stressed that impunity, violence, and insecurity in the country undermine its institutions and progress in the area of human rights, calling for an improved working relationship between state institutions and the human rights body, particularly in the area of enforced disappearances.

CNDH action on enforced disappearances will include issuing recommendations based on various investigations and releasing the findings of the investigation into the disappearances 43 Ayotzinapa students in Iguala, Guerrero last fall, as well as findings of other enforced disappearance cases.



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