A United Nations committee published a damning decision singling out the Mexican Cartel-related “Enforced Disappearances” problem. The committee called on the UN Secretary General to request action on the matter from the General Assembly.
The Mexican government responded with a rebuke of the decision, claiming that the U.N. is overstepping its authority – a response that follows the Sheinbaum administration’s attempts to diminish and cover up its ongoing problem of cartel impunity.
In their ruling, the U.N. Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) stated that they had “well-founded indications that enforced disappearances in Mexico have been and continue to be committed as crimes against humanity.” The ruling was based on Article 34 of the U.N. Convention, which intends to draw international attention and support instead of “establishing criminal responsibility.”
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The term enforced disappearance points to government-sanctioned abductions where the victims are never heard from again. In their ruling, the U.N. pointed
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