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- Human remains were discovered at Rancho Izaguirre in Jalisco, highlighting violence in Mexico.
- The Morena-led Senate rejected calls for an independent investigation into the discoveries at Rancho Izaguirre, raising public outrage and protests.
- Activists and families of the disappeared continue to demand justice, while the government faces criticism for its lack of transparency and accountability.
- Federal Attorney General's Office took over the investigation after pressure, but critics feel recent arrests are largely symbolic.
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Mexico’s Izaguirre ranch: ‘High concentrations of ash’ suggest the presence of clandestine crematoriums
A study conducted by researchers from the Mexican government’s Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation, to which EL PAÍS has had access, has identified “high concentrations of ash” and hydrocarbon smoke at the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán in Jalisco in 2019, years before…
In Mexico, enforced disappearance is a way of life
At the beginning of March, an expansive clandestine crematorium was discovered on a ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, complete with burned human remains and 200 pairs of shoes. According to local officials, the apparent extermination site was likely operated by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which also reportedly used the ranch as a recruitment and training centre. As Al Jazeera correspondent John Holman noted in a video dispatc…
A study of researchers from the Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation of the Government of Mexico, to which EL PAÍS has had access, has identified “high concentrations of ash” and hydrocarbon smoke at the Izaguirre ranch of Teuchitlán (Jalisco) in 2019, years before its link with criminal activities was discovered. In recent weeks, the Executive, led by Claudia Sheinbaum, has pointed out that the ranch was used as a training…
Evidence found in Rancho Izaguirre “reflects degradation of organized crime violence,” IACHR Charges
He pointed out as “alarming” that installations of this nature operated without the intervention of the authorities.
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