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Families of the Disappeared in Mexico Camp Outside AMLO’s Home Demanding Probes

HeadlineJun 17, 2020

In Mexico, about a dozen families whose loved ones are disappeared have been camping outside the home of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for almost two weeks demanding his government search for the over 60,000 people who’ve gone missing in Mexico and bring their families justice. The families say the nationwide coronavirus lockdown has disrupted search missions and that proposed austerity measures announced in April will likely end vital funding and support to families of the disappeared.

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