the Mexican Government offered this Wednesday to the Inter-American Commission of human rights (IACHR) to create a follow-up mechanism for the case of the alleged participation of seafarers in the the disappearance of at least 28 people in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
Undersecretary of governance for human rights and migration, Alejandro Encinas, framed the offer in what, he said, is a new policy of opening the Government to international scrutiny.
“If it is necessary that the Commission establish a follow-up mechanism, are willing to discuss the terms that could be developed,” Encinas said during a hearing held in the IACHR, on the case of enforced disappearances in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
In a subsequent interview, the official explained that the creation of the mechanism would be subject to the IACHR, as well dispose to clarify that “this has to be agreed multilaterally”.
The Executive Secretary of the IACHR, Paulo Abrao, “accepted the invitation of the State of Mexico to create a follow-up mechanism of enforced disappearance can be added to the follow-up mechanism for the Ayotzinapa case”, said the Commission, although without giving details When and in what form would begin to operate.
Civil society: there are more than 37, 000 missing in #México. It is important to the creation of a mechanism for judges who are dedicated exclusively to cases of enforced disappearances. We only have less than 30 sentences nationwide for the crime of enforced disappearance. pic.twitter.com/gwKtKgdB3K – IACHR (@CIDH) December 5, 2018 Crisis in Mexico “Yes we are talking about a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of human rights, which is a reflection of the absence or weakness of the State, and when a State reaches levels of precariousness,” of course international cooperation is very important”, recognized Oaks on the situation in Mexico.
During his presentation at the hearing, held in the framework of the 170 session of the IACHR, Oaks endorsed the commitment of the new Government with the organism and their willingness to strengthen the bilateral relationship and the powers of the same.
“This will be an open Government,” said Encinas. The Mexican State must face this problem, root “in attention to each and every one of the victims who have been unfortunately this humanitarian crisis,” he added.
Petitioners and Commissioners, argued that the crisis was reflected in nearly 38 thousand missing persons, according to official figures, in addition to the discovery of more than two thousand clandestine graves.
“I want to say very clearly, in research carried out in all the processes of research in the area of enforced disappearance we will take action against those responsible, from the State or private individuals, whoever, regardless of the” institution to which they belong,”said.
Oaks announced that in January it will travel to Nuevo Laredo to participate in a high-level meeting requested by the petitioners in this audience, in order to see first hand the situation we live in that city in respect of enforced disappearance.
According to Raymundo Ramos, Chairman of the Committee of human rights of Tamaulipas, in January this year to date have reported more than 51 disappearances in that city, some of them allegedly committed by elements of the Ministry of marine.
He complained that while there are more than 80 open folders related to these cases, so far there is still impunity, added to what is the criminalization of the victims and their families on the part of government officials.
“We have a security crisis since 2000. Our State has been corrupted by crime,”he said pointing out that currently two former Governors are detained and are subject to legal process, for their alleged links with organized crime.
At the request of the Federal legal advice @CEAVmex and acceptance of the Mexican State, the Inter-American Commission DH will have follow-up mechanism in the Nuevo Laredo case. @A_Encinas_R @CEAVmex @ONUDHmexico https://t.co/c9yzqQIkts – Karla Quintana o. (@kiquinta) December 5, 2018 with information from Notimex
