Cecilia García Ramblas, 28, a member of Colectivo Salamanca Unidos Buscando Desaparecidos, was found dead on March 19 in Salamanca, Guanajuato, after being taken from her home on March 14. Authorities confirmed her identity on March 31 via DNA tests. The collective and Article 19 have condemned the incident and demanded a thorough investigation.
Cecilia García Ramblas was taken from her home on March 14, 2026, in Valtierrilla, Salamanca, Guanajuato. Her body was found on the night of March 19 on a dirt road near Puerto de Valle, alongside another person's, as reported by Colectivo Salamanca Unidos Buscando Desaparecidos.
The 28-year-old had joined the collective to search for her brother, Miguel Ángel García Ramblas, who disappeared on March 27, 2021, in the same community and was found dead in 2025 on a property between Silao and Irapuato. Alma Tapia, the collective's spokesperson, highlighted her active involvement in marches, search efforts, and posting missing persons flyers on lampposts in Salamanca every weekend.
"Ceci joined the collective after her brother's disappearance in 2021. She participated with us several times in marches and searches. We do not know why this happened, but her body will be handed over to her family as appropriate," Tapia told local media.
Authorities deactivated her missing persons alert on March 31 after forensic checks and DNA matching, but Guanajuato's General Prosecutor's Office has not disclosed details on the circumstances of the discovery. Article 19 of Mexico and Central America condemned the killing and demanded an immediate, impartial investigation with a gender perspective, criticizing the delay in official confirmation: “This delay reflects the institutional negligence faced by victims and their families.”
