Presidential Session - Mexico After Ayotzinapa: A Conversation with the International Investigatory Panel

Session Submission Type: Featured/Invited Session

Abstract

An international panel appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate the Ayotzinapa student abductions concludes there was a massive cover-up by the Mexican government. What are the next steps to unearth the fate of the disappeared in Mexico and support the victims? How is the Ayotzinapa investigation a road map for confronting impunity in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America? This session offers an opportunity to converse directly with two members of the Ayotzinapa panel, both with long trajectories in the field of human rights in Latin America.

Sub Track

• Presidential Panels

Session Organizer

• Elizabeth A Oglesby, University of Arizona

Presenters

• Carlos Martin Beristain

• Kate Doyle, National Security Archive