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Amnesty International says Sheinbaum’s report omitted major human rights crises

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Amnesty International said Claudia Sheinbaum’s second government report omitted major human rights crises, including disappearances and violence against women, journalists and rights defenders.
  • The group acknowledged a proposed general femicide law but said legal reforms must deliver prevention, investigation, justice and reparation.
  • Amnesty also criticized the National Guard’s role in the security strategy and cited more than 143,000 missing people in Mexico.

“What is not named continues to exist,” Amnesty International’s Mexico office said after reviewing Claudia Sheinbaum’s second government report. The organization accused the president’s presentation of leaving out some of Mexico’s most serious human rights crises.

Sheinbaum presented her report on Sept. 1, highlighting government results that included economic stability and a 51% decline in the daily average of intentional homicides since the start of her administration. The average fell from 86.9 to 42.5 in July, according to the figures cited in the report.

What is not named continues to exist

· Amnesty International MexicoThe organization’s criticism of omissions in Sheinbaum’s government report.

Amnesty said the presentation did not address the crisis of disappearances or the violence and risks faced by women searching for missing relatives. It also cited attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, along with the criminalization and stigmatization that continue to restrict civic space.

Legal reforms must translate into effective prevention, investigation, justice and reparation

· Amnesty InternationalIts response to the proposed General Law on Femicide.

The organization recognized the mention of a proposed General Law on Femicide, but said that more than 10 women are killed each day on average in Mexico. “Legal reforms must translate into effective prevention, investigation, justice and reparation,” it said.

Amnesty also expressed concern about the government’s presentation of the National Guard as a pillar of its security strategy. In a recent report, it urged Mexico to move toward a civilian public-security model that respects human rights. The group said disappearances do not stop because officials fail to mention them, attacks do not disappear when authorities claim freedoms exist, and violence against women cannot be solved through new laws alone. Mexico currently has more than 143,000 missing people recorded in the national registry, which counts cases dating back to 1950.

Disappearances do not stop because they are not mentioned. Attacks against journalists and defenders do not disappear by claiming that freedoms exist. Violence against women is not solved only with new laws

· Amnesty InternationalThe organization’s closing assessment of the government’s human rights record.
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