More than 100,000 people are now missing in Mexico, according to the National Register of Disappeared Persons of the Mexican Ministry of the Interior. This number reflects the violence the North American country has experienced in the so-called drug war since 2006. It is estimated that more than 350,000 people have become victims of this. In 2021 there were an average of 94 murders per day in Mexico.
“Organized crime has become a leading cause of enforced disappearances in Mexico, with varying degrees of involvement, complicity or negligence on the part of government officials,” a UN report said in April. Given the “almost absolute impunity” in the Latin American country, this is a perfect crime. Among the victims are activists, journalists and migrants. The number of enforced disappearances is rising alarmingly in Mexico, especially among young people and women. However, men between the ages of 15 and 40 are still the most affected.
According to organizations that search for missing persons, many relatives do not file a report because they do not trust the authorities. The actual number of missing persons is therefore much higher than the official one.
Source: Krone
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