Unfortunately, it’s just a fraction,” Denise González, lead coordinator of the study, said at press conference at Mexico City’s Iberoamericana University. The study found that Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Veracruz, Sinaloa and Zacatecas were the states with the most reported cases of secret graves, all places with a strong presence of organized crime groups. They criticized the country’s Attorney General’s Office and said the government gave inconsistent statistics on secret graves and bodies recovered. Researchers said the alarming numbers of secret graves in the country are indicative of the rampant violence that goes unpunished. López Obrador’s administration released its first official report over the secret graves in May.

Source: Washington Post June 20, 2019 21:45 UTC