Data Integration at Heart of Mexico's Push to Solve Disappearances
Mexico's President Sheinbaum proposes reforms to enhance the search for missing persons. Key measures include a unified identity platform (CURP), national databases, and private sector involvement.
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has unveiled a series of proposed reforms to Mexico's legal framework aimed at bolstering the search and identification of missing persons, a persistent challenge in the country. The initiatives, presented in Mexico City, target the General Population Law and the General Law on Forced Disappearance of Persons, Disappearance Committed by Individuals, and the National System for the Search of Persons.
The proposed changes encompass a multi-pronged approach, with a central focus on the creation of a unified national identity platform. This platform, built upon the existing Unique Population Registry Code (CURP), aims to streamline the process of issuing alerts, conducting searches, and locating individuals. The government intends for this centralized system to integrate various databases, including antemortem and postmortem records, as well as the Amber Alert system, facilitating real-time information sharing across different agencies.
