How the discovery of a mass grave sparked uproar over the missing in Mexico

In Teuchitlán, Jalisco, volunteer searchers discovered a suspected mass killing site with ties to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, including hundreds of discarded shoes believed to belong to victims incinerated in nearby ovens. The grim find on March 5 has sparked public outrage in Mexico amid a crisis of mass disappearances at the hands of criminal groups and government officials, leading to protests in Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza where families of the missing demanded action and an end to the corruption allowing such tragedies to persist. Demonstrators, including those who have lost loved ones to forced disappearances, called on the government to address the ongoing crisis and bring justice to the victims.

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