March 24 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration has formally requested support from the United Nations to bring back international experts and resume the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa in September 2014.
Ayotzinapa is a small rural locality in the state of Guerrero and the name of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College, which became internationally known the students disappeared.
Sheinbaum said Monday the government asked the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to recommend highly qualified technical experts to validate recent findings and ensure transparency in the case, local outlet Milenio reported.
The announcement comes as authorities revealed a new line of investigation and the discovery of a clandestine crematorium at a funeral home in Iguala, in Guerrero state. Officials said human remains dating to 2014 have been found and are being analyzed using advanced technology.
"There have been very important recent arrests related to the Ayotzinapa case as a result of exhaustive work by the scientific investigation prosecutor, particularly involving phone calls from that night," Sheinbaum said.
