Federal deputy from Movimiento Ciudadano, Laura Ballesteros Mancilla, formally demanded the resignation of Rosario Piedra Ibarra as head of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), accusing her of negligence, cover-up, and conflict of interest. The legislator also announced that she will initiate an impeachment procedure against her amidst the country's disappearance crisis. In a statement released this Monday, April 6, Ballesteros maintained that the current head of the CNDH has failed in her constitutional mandate by not acting as a check on the State. And I notified her of the intention to initiate impeachment for cover-up and negligence. Due to conflict of interest as a member of Morena, the ruling party, and in the face of negligence and… In the formal document addressed to the official, Ballesteros affirmed that the crisis has been documented by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which has warned of structural failures in Mexico, such as the absence of effective search strategies, delays in proceedings, and lack of institutional coordination. 'The response exists on paper, but it is not yielding results in the face of the magnitude of the crisis,' the legislator stated. She also pointed to a possible conflict of interest due to her militancy in Morena. 'Her job is not to protect the State and its members,' she stated, accusing her of a 'negligent and absolute cover-up of the criminality of the Mexican State.' The deputy argued that during Piedra Ibarra's tenure, there has been an increase of over 20,000 missing persons between 2023 and 2025, a period during which she already served as ombudsperson. She also criticized the CNDH for discrediting international diagnoses, which she said weakens its legitimacy and contributes to the invisibilization of victims. Finally, Ballesteros underscored that Piedra Ibarra's resignation is 'unpostponable' and assured that her demand represents thousands of families of missing persons who face a situation of defenselessness.
