The Senate of the Republic has suspended until February 2026 the discussion and vote on the bill that incorporates the figure of 'faceless judges' into reforms to the National Code of Criminal Procedure and the Federal Law Against Organized Crime.
The commissions on Justice, chaired by Javier Corral (Morena), and on Legislative Studies, led by Enrique Inzunza (Morena), which were scheduled for this Tuesday, postponed the discussion of the issue.
In a press release, the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center (Centro Prodh) celebrated the postponement of the discussion.
'It is essential that this time be used to thoroughly review unconventional figures that violate human rights and to ensure that the reform respects due process.'
Similarly, it reiterated its position against this initiative, arguing that 'international standards do not admit exceptions for the figure of Faceless Judges.'
Previously, Centro Prodh had warned that the proposal, presented in the initiative of President Claudia Sheinbaum, contravenes precedents from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) and the UN Human Rights Committee.
In its press release, Centro Prodh stated: 'Although these measures may seem like a response to the context of violence, in practice they violate due process and judicial guarantees.'
In light of this situation, they called on the Senate of the Republic 'to reject proposals that contravene the obligations of the Mexican State without resolving the underlying structural problems.'
