Mexico denies UN General Assembly will take action on disappearances

Mexican government officials from the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) have dismissed claims that the United Nations General Assembly will take punitive actions or issue binding resolutions against the country regarding its disappearance crisis.

During a joint press conference, Arturo Medina Padilla, Undersecretary of Human Rights, and Enrique Ochoa Martínez, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs, clarified that the General Assembly only heard the report from the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED). They emphasized that no UN member state has proposed or supported any initiative or resolution against Mexico following the committee's report.

The officials maintained a legal disagreement with the CED regarding the interpretation of Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. While the committee had characterized the situation in Mexico as crimes against humanity, the Mexican delegation described the dispute as a strictly legal debate.

As part of their diplomatic defense, officials highlighted progress in the National Search Strategy, reporting that more than 16,000 people have been located through digital platforms, state prosecutor offices, and specialized command centers.