Overview
- Activists say 31-year-old María Mendoza Lucas disappeared on October 27 while conducting community searches for disappeared persons.
- She was traveling from Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón toward Huautla de Jiménez when her trail was lost near the state line, with some reports placing her last sighting in Puebla.
- The collective Cojudidi publicly denounced the case and demanded an immediate and effective operation by the Oaxaca Attorney General’s Office.
- The State Search Commission released her description: green blouse, black jeans, black sneakers, and a red cap.
- Collectives cite a pattern of lethal attacks on defenders in Oaxaca with 252 cases from December 2018 to October 2024, while Educa’s recent monitoring identifies Oaxaca as the deadliest state in the latest period tracked.