A shocking attack on students has ignited Mexico and must spur us to action too | Amnesty International Canada

A shocking attack on students has ignited Mexico and must spur us to action too | Amnesty International Canada.

EZLN Support for the Students of Ayotzinapa

EZLN Support for the Students of Ayotzinapa.

Nine days after the attacks against education students in Guerrero, 43 students are still missing. October 5th, 2014.

Nine days after the grave human rights violations against the students of the Rural Teacher Training School of Ayotzinapa in the state of Guerrero by police forces of the municipality of Iguala, 43 students are still missing after being detained by members of the local police. The three levels of government of the Mexican state have not fulfilled their obligation in the immediate search for the disappeared with due process and according to international standards.

Tlachinollan Centre, the Guerrero Network of Human Rights Organizations and the Human Rights Centre José Ma. Morelos y Pavón recognize the efforts by the parents of the disappeared students in initiating investigations regarding the disappearance of their loved ones. Yet, the reach of their efforts remains limited because they do not have the necessary resources. Official investigations continue to be ineffective because of the lack of intelligence work prior to the collection of the evidence in the crime scene and the absence of analysis of the information provided by arrested police officers and the pattern of the operations of organized crime in the region.