Senator Colosio Riojas highlights crisis of disappeared in Mexico, accuses government of inaction

Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas has brought Mexico's profound crisis of missing persons into sharp focus, describing it as one of the nation's most delicate and painful issues. He emphasized that the situation represents a grave violation of multiple human rights and human dignity.

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there is nothing to celebrate

Colosio Riojas pointed out that fathers searching for their disappeared children face a difficult Father's Day, often spending it with a shovel in hand, searching clandestine graves or protesting to demand effective government action. He lamented that these searchers, like the mothers involved in similar efforts, are frequently criminalized by the federal government.

Speaking at a forum dedicated to the memory and dignity of these fathers, the senator stated that for searcher fathers, "there is nothing to celebrate" on Father's Day. He highlighted the tragic national reality, noting that between 40 and 42 people, men and women, disappear daily in Mexico without a trace. This social problem, he added, is exacerbated not only by its growing scale but also by the persistent lack of recognition, interest, and action from federal and local authorities.

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daily disappear between 40 and 42 people, women or men in the country, without leaving any trace.

The senator supported the determination of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which urges the General Assembly to invoke Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Forced Disappearance. Colosio Riojas explained that this call stems from indications that forced disappearances in Mexico are widespread and potentially systematic. Official figures from the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons report over 134,000 individuals still missing as of Wednesday. Civil society reports, such as those from the Mexican Institute of Human Rights and Democracy and the Red Lupa network, indicate that 100,000 cases were recorded in 2022 alone, with figures increasing by 7.3% in 2023 and 6.3% in 2024, and doubling to 12% in 2025.

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in Mexico there are indications that forced disappearances are committed in a generalized, even systematic manner.