Building on the UN Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) report urging global support for Mexico's crisis, the government issued a joint statement from the Foreign Relations (SRE) and Interior (Segob) ministries on Thursday, rejecting it as 'biased' and lacking rigor. Officials highlighted overlooked recent efforts and accused the report of focusing on pre-2018 events.
The CED report, released earlier this week, documented 819 urgent actions for forced disappearances in Mexico from 2012 to February 2026—38% of the global total—with 40 new requests (over one-third worldwide) from September 2025 to February 2026. Mexico's response emphasized that the document centers on cases from 2009-2017 under prior administrations of Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto.
'It omits consideration of the institutional efforts presented on March 27, and we regret that it rejected studying the updated information provided by the Mexican State,' the SRE and Segob stated. They described the report as 'partial and biased,' citing a conflict of interest among some CED members due to ties with NGOs filing complaints against Mexico.
While noting the CED found no evidence of a federal policy for generalized civilian attacks, Mexico reaffirmed it 'does not tolerate, permit, or order forced disappearances.' The government highlighted legislative and institutional reforms coordinated with victims' families and expressed openness to technical cooperation, rejecting premises misaligned with current realities.
