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Chihuahua Launches Support Program for 450 Families Searching for Missing Relatives

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chihuahua announced a state program that will initially provide comprehensive assistance and financial support to 450 families searching for missing relatives.
  • The aid will help cover travel, administrative procedures and income lost during searches, while regional working groups will monitor cases with family collectives.
  • Governor Maru Campos acknowledged that the assistance cannot replace missing relatives or repair the harm suffered.

Chihuahua is launching a support program for 450 families who continue searching for missing loved ones.

Governor Maru Campos said the State Program for Assistance to Victims of Disappearance will provide comprehensive accompaniment and financial help. The initial group can receive support for travel, official procedures and time away from work during searches.

It is designed to accompany the life that continues while they search, and to complement the comprehensive care we already provide.

— Maru CamposThe Chihuahua governor described the purpose of the new support program.

Campos said the program would complement existing services rather than replace them. It will expand as implementation progresses. “It is designed to accompany the life that continues while they search, and to complement the comprehensive care we already provide,” she said.

The governor also acknowledged the limits of financial assistance. It cannot fill the absence of a missing person or repair the damage suffered by families, she said, but the state has a duty to accompany them. “They should not carry that burden alone, and that is something we can help with from today. Most importantly, we will continue strengthening investigation, search and specialized support services,” Campos said.

They should not carry that burden alone, and that is something we can help with from today. Most importantly, we will continue strengthening investigation, search and specialized support services.

— Maru CamposCampos explained why the state would provide financial and institutional assistance.

The state’s Victim Support Commission, the Attorney General’s Office and the General Secretariat of Government have begun regional, permanent meetings with family groups from across Chihuahua. Campos said she would personally follow the meetings and meet with victims.

“ I am very aware that we have not done everything we should have, that it has not been enough. And I know we can do more,” Campos said.

I am very aware that we have not done everything we should have, that it has not been enough. And I know we can do more.

— Maru CamposThe governor acknowledged shortcomings in the authorities’ response.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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