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She underscores that the problem isn't limited to Mexico but is a global issue, with local authorities often complicit or unable to act effectively. This complicity perpetuates a cycle where victims, especially children and young girls, are repeatedly exploited and discarded.
The Infamous Mass Graves and Femicide in Northern Mexico
Cacho also investigates the tragic phenomena of femicide and mass graves in states like Chihuahua and Sinaloa, where hundreds of women and girls have been murdered or disappeared. She details how these acts of violence are intertwined with organized crime’s control over regions and their involvement in sex trafficking, forced labor, and even the use of mass graves as terror tactics or evidence of their unchecked power.