Disappearances in Mexico involving state at ‘alarming’ rate, says report

Exclusive: Human rights group warns of ‘deep collusion’ between criminals and officials in some parts of country

State actors are involved in disappearances in Mexico at an “alarming” rate, according to a report from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

The sweeping investigation, to which the Guardian was given exclusive access, presents a dire picture of the crisis of disappearances in Mexico, where more than 130,000 people have gone missing, mostly in the last 20 years since the government declared its war on drug cartels.