The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is preparing a specific report on Mexico's missing persons crisis, with 133,601 people reported missing or unlocated. The document is part of the 2025 regional balance and highlights the State of Mexico, Jalisco, and Tamaulipas as having the highest figures. The IACHR describes the situation as a grave humanitarian crisis.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) disclosed in its 2025 regional balance that a report dedicated exclusively to disappearances in Mexico is in the approval process. According to the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons, there are 133,601 accumulated cases, with the State of Mexico (14,844), Jalisco (13,635), and Tamaulipas (13,614) reporting the highest numbers.
The IACHR labels disappearances and the forensic emergency as a "grave humanitarian crisis," alerting to feminicides, transfeminicides, violence against the LGBTIQ+ community, and human trafficking. It acknowledges Mexican state advances in 2025, such as strengthening institutional search mechanisms.
The report also documents alleged human rights violations in security operations and notes that harmonization of the General Law to Prevent, Investigate, and Sanction Torture remains pending in most federal entities. This comes amid pressures from families' collectives and a recent UN Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) report suggesting the cases may constitute a crime against humanity, a notion rejected by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
