After her daughter disappeared six years ago, Graciela Perez Rodriguez began to realise how many people in Mexico had lost loved ones but had been unable to find them or even their remains.  She made up her mind to change things and now dedicates her life to searching for people who have gone missing by collecting DNA samples from their relatives in a bio bank. 



Image: Graciela Perez Rodriguez after she received the Human Rights Tulip award in 2017  

Credit: Aad Meije

After her daughter disappeared six years ago, Graciela Perez Rodriguez began to realise how many people in Mexico had lost loved ones but had been unable to find them or even their remains. She made up her mind to change things and now dedicates her life to searching for people who have gone missing by collecting DNA samples from their relatives in a bio bank. Image: Graciela Perez Rodriguez after she received the Human Rights Tulip award in 2017 Credit: Aad Meije

Bringing Mexico's Missing People Home

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Lives Less Ordinary is a podcast from the BBC World Service that brings you the most incredible true stories from around the world. Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Each episode a guest shares their most dramatic, moving, personal story. Listen for unbelievable twists, mysteries uncovered, and inspiring journeys - spanning the entire human experience. Our guests come from every corner of the globe: from Burundi to Beverly Hills, New Zealand to North Korea, Rajasthan to Rio. And their stories can be about anything: tales of survival, humour, resilience and intrigue. From the mind-blowing account of the Japanese man trapped in his own reality TV show, to the Swedish women rescued from lions by a tin of spam. It’s life’s wild side, in stereo. Lives Less Ordinary is brought to you by the team behind Outlook, the home of true life storytelling on BBC World Service radio for nearly 60 years. Got a story to tell? Send an email to liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or message us via WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784 You can read our privacy notice here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5YD3hBqmw26B8WMHt6GkQxG/lives-less-ordinary-privacy-notice

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