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Mexico & Nafta - February 2015 (ISSN 1741-444X)

The Iguala case continues to haunt Mexico

As much as the government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto would like Mexico to move on from the crisis sparked by the abduction (and presumed murder) of 43 trainee teachers from the town of Iguala in the troubled state of Guerrero s [RM-15-01] last September, the fact that the case remains unresolved four months on means that the social tensions linked to it are still very much alive. The authorities’ failure to find the victims, or even convincingly determine their fate, continues to fuel a protest movement led by the victims’ relatives. Convinced that the Peña Nieto government is either unable or unwilling to resolve the case, the relatives have now turned to international forums in their search for justice.

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