Government Again Blocks United Nations Enforced Disappearance Committee Visit teleSUR
go to original October 22, 2017

30,000 Mexicans Have Disappeared in Past 10 Years (TheRealNews)

The Mexican government didn't allow the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances to enter the country last week, a move heavily criticized by human rights organizations seeking justice.

The organization, which claimed their visits have been denied since 2013, said they regret the fact that victims won't be allowed to have higher protections and won't receive help to resolve related crimes.

Committee Chairman Suela Janina said the group has tried to visit Mexico for the past four years without any success, even after contact was made between the two parties to reach a possible agreement.

"We believe that the visit is a good instrument to help the member state overcome this problem," Janina told EFE.

Jan Jarab, a representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico, said the country should join those states already benefiting from the help of the committee.

... After three years of debate, Mexico's Lower House of Congress approved the Forced Disappearance Law, which still needs about US$22 million to be approved in the 2018 budget in order for its implementation.

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