Isla Mujeres, Mexico — Despite assurances from the Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) to address the concerns of search collectives, mothers seeking missing relatives in Isla Mujeres are still awaiting authorization to enter the Forensic Medical Services (Semefo) to identify bodies stored there.
Persistent Delays in Access
Deysi Blanco Chi, president of the local search collective in Isla Mujeres, stated that State Attorney Raciel López has yet to provide a concrete date for the mothers to enter the Semefo facility individually.
“That’s what we’re demanding from Raciel. He says yes, but so far, he hasn’t given us a day or time,” Blanco Chi said.
She noted that after the closure of the Hotel Zone in January of this year, the group met with López and saw some progress in resolving institutional gaps in the search for missing persons.
“The mothers seemed satisfied with how the information was presented—they showed us skeletal remains and bodies, along with details about where they were found and their condition. It’s good that they’re finally taking us into account,” she added.
The Collective’s Composition and Scope
The Isla Mujeres collective currently consists of 23 mothers, three of whom are searching for missing minors. The cases they are handling involve disappearances from Benito Juárez, Isla Mujeres, Carrillo Puerto, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and even Chiapas.
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