This Friday, members of collectives for the disappeared, along with the Catholic Church, held a commemorative event in Chilpancingo, Guerrero. At this event, shoes and candles were placed in memory of the human remains found on a ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, reported as an extermination field related to drug trafficking groups.
In solidarity with the victims of Rancho Izaguirre in Jalisco, members of various collectives such as Families in Search María Herrera, José María Morelos Human Rights Center, Collective Guerrero No More Disappeared, and Minerva Bello Center gathered in the central square to pay tribute to the victims. Francisca Mayo, from the Collective Guerrero No More Disappeared, urged those with information about mass graves to inform the collectives anonymously.
Gema Antuñez Flores, representative of Families in Search María Herrera, highlighted that among the remains found on the ranch, a person missing in the Montaña region was identified and has already been returned to their family. However, Antuñez criticized the lack of response from authorities to the demands, emphasizing that it is the families who conduct the searches and find their missing loved ones.
The searchers pointed out the presence of clandestine graves in Guerrero and called to provide information regarding this. Priest Filiberto Velázquez Florencio, from the Minerva Bello Human Rights Center, emphasized that these places where criminal groups forcibly recruit people have become extermination fields. He announced the installation of mailboxes in churches to receive information anonymously.
This Saturday, a nationwide protest is scheduled following the discovery of an alleged extermination field of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with 400 pairs of shoes and items belonging to the disappeared. Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has criticized the opposition for excessively highlighting this event.
