Overview
- The government’s update, presented Friday at the National Palace, lists 132,534 people currently missing out of 394,645 historical records compiled since 1952.
- For cases from 2006–2026, officials counted 130,178 people missing and split them into three groups: 46,742 with too little data, 40,308 with signs of activity after the reported disappearance, and 43,128 with complete files and no later activity, with only 3,869 of those having an open investigation and more than 26,000 still only recorded as reports.
- Reforms passed in July 2025 now require an immediate National Search Alert, the opening of an investigation file for every report, and data checks across agencies and companies through a 512‑institution network, plus new units for cybercrime, victim support, and identity tools.
- Since October 2024, authorities say they have located 31,946 people and arrested 285 suspects tied to disappearances, and they report taking down 547 social media accounts that criminal groups used to contact youths.
- Following Friday’s figures, more than 200 collectives and rights groups over the weekend rejected the methodology, demanded case‑level transparency and a meeting with the president, and warned that tying searches to a formal criminal complaint can exclude families who fear or cannot access prosecutors.