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Mexico
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 20
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
Cases sent under Cases sent
the urgent action under the
procedure
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
218
10
0
0
10
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
238
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
3
0
No
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
N/A
Government response
N/A
Prompt intervention letter
Yes
Government response
No
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
Government response
Yes
Urgent actions
303. The Working Group sent ten cases under its urgent action procedure to the
Government. The first three cases concerned Ms. Nitza Paola Alvarado Espinoza, Mr.
Angel Alvarado Herrera and Ms. Rocío Irene Alvarado Reyes, who allegedly
disappeared on 29 December 2009, after being arrested by army officers in uniform using
official vehicles in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The fourth and fifth cases concerned Mr.
Raúl Evagelista Alonso and Mr. Roberto González Mosso, who allegedly disappeared on
3 and 5 February 2010 respectively, after being arrested by military officers in
Chilpancingo, Guerrero. The next four cases concerned Mr. Saúl Valencia Policarpo, Mr.
Marcelo Chávez Arano, Mr. Margarito Gaytán Martínez and Mr. Eric Moxano
Gallegos, who were allegedly abducted on 4 May 2010 by police officers of the
Municipality of Carlos Carrillo. The tenth case concerned Mr. Victor Ayala Tapia, who
was allegedly taken from his home, located in the Municipality of Tecpan de Galeana,
Guerrero, on 14 September 2010, by a group of six men, while two State police patrols
were parked 150 metres away from the scene of the incident.
Standard procedures
304. The Working Group transmitted ten newly reported cases to the Government. The
first cases concerned Mr. Raul Alberto Hernandez Lozano, who was allegedly abducted
by military officers in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, on 22 January 2009. The second and third
cases concerned Mr. José de Jesús Guzmán Jiménez and Mr. Solon Adenahuer Guzman
Cruz, who were allegedly abducted from their home, located in the Municipality of
Zacapu, Michoacán, on 24 July 1974. The fourth case concerned Mr. Amafer Guzman
Cruz, who was allegedly arrested in Morelia, Michoacán, on 16 July 1974. The fifth case
concerned Mr. Armando Guzmán Cruz, who was allegedly arrested on 19 July 1974 in
Mexico City at some point between his home and his work. The sixth case concerned Mr.
Venustiano Guzmán Cruz, who was allegedly abducted in Acapulco, Guerrero, between
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