Sortuz (Nov 2024)
Ten years after Ayotzinapa
Abstract
It has been 10 years since the attacks that led to the forced disappearance of a group of students from the rural school of Ayotzinapa, in the state of Guerrero and families have not been able to access justice and truth. Despite demonstrations of solidarity that went beyond Mexico's borders, the fate of the 43 students remains unknown until today. Although with the polemic construction of the “historical truth,” there were attempts in an initial investigation to close the case, with the international cooperation of human rights organizations and new lines of investigation it has been confirmed in the official Truth Commission (COVAJ) that it was a case of enforced disappearance, classified as a State Crime. This article aims to offer a balance of the investigation process not only analyzing the persisting impunity, but also taking into account the presence of external institutions as coadjuvants, such as the protest movement in Mexico and international solidarity in the face of serous human rights violations against the students and their families.
