Campaigns by the Eureka Committee and the Movement for Our Disappeared in Mexico: An insistence on the State’s response
This article identifies and compares the mobilization campaigns organized by relatives of disappeared persons during Mexico's Dirty War and the War on Organized Crime. Utilizing a database of protest events, the campaigns that advocated for laws addressing disappearances are comparatively analy...
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://relasp.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/146 |
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| Sumario: | This article identifies and compares the mobilization campaigns organized by relatives of disappeared persons during Mexico's Dirty War and the War on Organized Crime. Utilizing a database of protest events, the campaigns that advocated for laws addressing disappearances are comparatively analyzed. Continuities and differences emerged in the repertoires oriented towards denouncing disappearances, as well as shifts resulting from democratization. Notably, organizations of relatives assumed more active roles, the involvement of international actors transformed, and new civic alliances surfaced. The findings suggest that despite the democratic transition, the escalation of disappearances has not been curbed. Organized civil society has become a pivotal actor demanding state accountability and institutional reforms through legislative channels to address this issue. |
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