The cartel crisis Mexico wants to hide this World Cup | On The Ground

Описание: As England prepares to take on Mexico in the Fifa World Cup, another battle is playing out just beyond the Azteca Stadium.
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More than 130,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico as cartel violence surges, leaving thousands of families searching for answers. They say the authorities have failed them and are demanding justice. The Guardian follows two families as they confront the police and challenge the government, determined to use football's biggest tournament to expose Mexico's disappearance crisis.

Chapters:
00.00 - Mexico’s disappearance crisis
01.31 - Searching for los desaparecidos
02.33 - Mexico’s battle with the cartels
03.29 - Digging for human remains
06.26 - The kidnapping of Hector Aguila
08.33 - Heading into cartel territory
09.41 - Rancho Izaguirre extermination camp
11.28 - Protesting the World Cup

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