Groups of searching mothers have accused that since 2010 they have discovered hundreds of sites they consider "extermination camps," filled with bone remains, clothing, and belongings belonging to the victims, but the authorities keep this information secret.
Angélica Orozco, a member of the collective Fuerzas Unidas por Nuestros Desaparecidos en Nuevo León, pointed out in an interview that "there are hundreds of these places in the country." In Nuevo León, 10 cases have been reported, while in Las Abejas, more than 250,000 bone remains were found and more than 100 genetic profiles of missing persons were identified.
The collective to which Orozco belongs has been one of the first in Mexico to report the presence of "extermination camps or sites" since 2012. For them, this designation reflects the brutality with which they face this inhumane and terrifying reality, which should not be normalized.
Orozco reported that authorities receive information from searching mothers and simply file it away, including cases of unidentified persons found in morgues. This inaction represents a re-victimization for the families of missing persons.
The search of the searching mothers is focused on finding their loved ones alive, but the lack of action from authorities has forced them to conduct searches on their own, which has led to these disturbing discoveries.
The search of the collective in the torture and training camp in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, is not an isolated case, as hundreds of similar situations have been found throughout the country. This raises questions about how it is possible for these atrocities to go unnoticed by the authorities.
