Mexico's families of the disappeared protest, receive government apologies

Mothers of the disappeared (madres buscadoras) staged a protest on Calzada de Tlalpan in Mexico City before a Mexico‑Ecuador match, trying to block traffic to highlight thousands of missing persons. Activists said police from the Secretariat of Security Ciudadana used force—pushing, kicking, striking and removing their blankets—while officials said they maintained a containment line and later allowed the demonstration to continue.

After the clash the protesters moved toward Estadio Ciudad de México and later gathered near the Textitlán light‑rail station, reiterating accusations of police aggression. Government Secretary of Government César Cravioto publicly apologized, and the head of the Security Secretariat, Pablo Vázquez Camacho, ordered internal and human‑rights investigations. In Tabasco, Secretary of Governance Rosa Icela Rodríguez also offered a public apology during a dialogue with 56 search collectives, acknowledging a "deep debt" to the families and pledging continued action, though activists called for a nationwide apology.

Key statements included a protester’s claim, “Estamos manifestándonos de forma pacífica y mandan un piquete de granaderos a agredirnos…”, and Rodríguez’s admission, “Si ofendí a alguien, ofrezco disculpas sinceras”.