CNDH requests that the reform of the FGR Law should address proposals from civil society, especially in the area of forced disappearances

The CNDH is in solidarity with the victims and their right not to be revictimized or ignored.

For this National Organism it is fundamental that progress is made in the access to justice for the victims of human rights violations, and the right to full reparation of damages and the guarantee of non-repetition. The CNDH is in solidarity with the feelings and needs of the victims and their right not to be revictimized or ignored in their just desire to be taken into account and to know that their human rights are respected and protected.

It is considered of utmost importance that the Law of the Attorney General’s Office clearly establishes the rights of the victims’ families and victims to present proposals for lines of investigation, external expertise, as well as access to the information of the investigation files of their cases.

The CNDH warns that, by establishing in the draft Law of the Attorney General’s Office that the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office is responsible, “”in representation of the interests of society…. .””, the primary function of the Federal Attorney General’s Office is to represent the interests of society, above the “”protection of the interests of the victim””, which is regressive as far as the rights of the victims are concerned, and will go against the principle of progressiveness, leaving aside the human rights of the victims and their access to justice. It is considered that the power of attraction granted to the FGR, in the terms of the opinion approved by the Chamber of Deputies, limits the exercise of the right of access to justice of the victims of human rights, particularly in relation to the victims of forced disappearance.

More information:
https://www.cndh.org.mx/sites/default/files/documentos/2021-04/COM_2021_112.pdf