Teuchitlán, Jalisco; The persistence of impunity and helplessness in the Human Rights Agenda 2030

Abstract

The case of the Izaguirre ranch in the municipality of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, has currently become one more reference of the deep human rights crisis that persists in Mexico, after the collective “Guerreros buscadores de Jalisco”, allegedly found human remains and clothing, related to the disappearance of persons, together with the institutional omission and the lack of access to justice that the relatives of disappeared persons claim to live in this Federal Entity. This article analyzes from an interdisciplinary approach the structural dimensions that allowed the systematic violation of rights in this municipality, evidencing the continuity of patterns of impunity, forensic negligence and state neglect towards the victims and their families. Through a critical review of journalistic sources, official documents and testimonies of family members, we examine the mechanisms of absence of the Mexican State in this situation. It is argued that the Teuchitlán case reflects not only an institutional failure, but also an ethical crisis of the justice system that demands an urgent rethinking of public policies of search, identification and reparation. The persistence of neglect, beyond the specific event, raises fundamental questions about the State's commitment to the principles of international human rights law, and with the 2030 Human Rights agenda.