Mexico's top court orders release of case file on 43 missing students from 2014

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· Posted: Jun 26, 2025 4:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Mexico's Supreme Court connected Wednesday ordered the lawyer general's bureau to merchandise a nationalist mentation of its probe record into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College, 1 of the country's worst quality rights atrocities.

The lawsuit has been marred by missteps and interference, with Mexico's erstwhile apical authoritative arrested successful 2022 successful narration to the case.

The tribunal ruling, prompted by a petition from a backstage citizen, requires the record to beryllium made disposable connected the prosecutor's website with confidential information redacted.

For much than a decade, the authorities has promised enactment successful uncovering those responsible, with investigations publishing varying accounts of what happened to the students from the confederate authorities of Guerrero.

In 2022, investigators acknowledged that local, authorities and national officials had played a relation successful covering up their disappearance. International probes person ruled they were apt kidnapped and killed by organized transgression members successful cahoots with police.

The lawyer general's bureau did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected the ruling. The Supreme Court did not specify a deadline for compliance.

Victims' families person agelong pressed for justice, though nary 1 has been convicted successful transportation to the case.