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Enforced disappearances Mexico
| Numbers and Context |
|---|
| UNWGEID Cases |
| 379 disappearances have been denounced until now, from which 155 have been clarified and 208 remain outstanding. |
| NGOs Numbers |
| 1.300 cases of enforced disappearances in Mexico have been registered by the family members organisation AFADEM |
| Context |
| According to the family member organisation AFADEM disappearances became a normal practice in the 60s during the PRI government which became increasingly authoritarian and at times oppressive. Enforced disappearances are executed mostly by the National Security, also known as the White Brigade (Brigada Blanca) known to be trained by the US army. |
| Federations and Organisations | |
|---|---|
| Federation | Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM) |
| Website | http://www.desaparecidos.org/fedefam |
| Contact | Postal Address: Fedefam 2444 - Carmelitas 1010-A Caracas, Venezuela Office: Edif. Aldomar Piso 7 - Oficina 55, Marrón a Cují TF: +58.2.564.0503 Fax: +58.2.564.2746 e-mail: fedefamorg(at)cantv.net |
| Focus | Enforced Disappearances in Latin American Region |
| Organisation | Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos, Desaparecidos y Víctimas de Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos en México (AFADEM) |
| Website | http://www.laneta.apc.org/afadem-fedefam/caratula.htm |
| Contact | e-mail: fedefammex(at)laneta.apc.org |
| Focus | Enforced Disappearances in Mexico |
| Member of | Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM) |