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Dr María de Vecchi writes chapter for book on disappearances in Mexico

11 March 2022

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Forced disappearances is a tragic phenomenon in Mexico.ÌýAccording to recently released governmental data, more than 98,000 persons were disappeared or not found in Mexico, to Mars 2022. Disappearances have occurred in the country since at least the late 1960s, with the vast majority of them still unpunished. Our alumna Dr María de Vecchi, a researcher in the matter, wrote the chapter '' in the book '’, edited by Silvana Mandolessi and Katia Olalde, and recently published by Routledge (2022). Open access to the whole book is available , whereas access to Dr de Vecchi's chapter can be accessed .

Book cover: Disappearances in Mexico

Dr María de Vecchi

Dr de Vecchi obtained her doctoral degree from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of the Americas in 2018. Her dissertation, titled '' was supervised by Professor Kevin Middlebrook and Professor Paulo Drinot. Dr de Vecchi is currently analysis coordinator at , a freedom of speech and information rights organisation. She is based at the organisation's Mexico and Central America office and her main remits are analysis and report onÌýserious human-rights violations, especially attacks on the press, with a focus on macro-criminality.


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[top to bottom] Dr María de Vecchi; book cover | Routledge 2022

Links:

Open-access link to article | Taylor and Francis Group

Link to webpage for book | Routledge

Open-access link to book | Taylor and Francis Group

Link to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Discovery webpage for Dr de Vecchi's dissertation '

Professor Kevin Middlebrook | academic profile

Professor Paulo Drinot | academic profile

Link to website of organisation

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