Overview

• Mexico Evalúa reports 1,306 people disappeared in Mexico City from January to July 2025, warning of weakened prosecutorial capacity and intensifying criminal conflict.
• Homicide victims fell 16.4% year over year for January–July, but people reported disappeared rose 12.9%, and the NGO cautions that official metrics can mask the broader violence landscape.
• The Laboratorio de Artistas Sostenibles, backed by Fundación Sertull, is producing heat‑resistant, multi‑compartment tactical suits for the 14 active members of Grupo Vida after an August design visit to Torreón, with delivery slated for December 2025–January 2026.
• Search collectives say the tailored gear helps them work and feel recognized as they continue dangerous, largely self‑funded field searches; earlier prototypes went to Mario Vergara and searchers in Nuevo León.
• Universidad Iberoamericana León is launching the ReDLab on August 25 to coordinate research, training and advocacy on disappearances, while Michoacán’s victims agency joined regional forums and pledged support toward a new state search law.