Mexico: Procedure followed by the Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDH) after it receives a report concerning a missing person, and whether the procedure would be the same if the missing person were a member of the military
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX30389.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Procedure followed by the Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDH) after it receives a report concerning a missing person, and whether the procedure would be the same if the missing person were a member of the military, 1 November 1998, MEX30389.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aab18.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The Disappeared Program of the National Commission of Human Rights (Programa de Desaparecidos, PREDES, CNDH) in Mexico City provided the information that follows during a 4 November 1998 telephone interview.
The CNDH investigates reports of alleged disappearances where the participation of a government agent or public servant (autoridad o servidor publico) is suspected, although there are cases that are investigated even if there is no reason to suspect involvement of a government agent or public servant. The work of the CNDH is parallel and additional to that of the Public Ministry, which investigates alleged crimes; the CNDH can investigate a case and/or monitor the work of the Public Ministry or other public institutions investigating an alleged crime.
Details on the procedures followed upon receiving a report alleging a disappearance are not considered public information and thus cannot be provided for a Response to Information Request. However, the source pointed out that the CNDH would investigate the alleged disappearance of a member of the military by following the same basic principles it would to investigate the disappearance of any other citizen; the PREDES or the CNDH do not discriminate or are limited on the basis of institutional membership of alleged victims of human rights abuses.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Programa de Desaparecidos, Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos, Mexico City. 4 November 1998. Telephone interview with representatives.