The women in Oaxaca They remain vulnerable to flagellum of feminicide that are registered in the entity and live waiting for their voices to be heard, since according to official data, so far this year there have only been 92 reports of this crime.
María del Rosario Martínez, president of GESMujer, warned that its mapping indicates 199 victims in 2024.
The activist pointed out in an interview with 24 HOURSwhich in Oaxaca There is a high rate of crimes against women in rural areas, unlike the central area; The problem lies in the fact that “the research portfolios are not carried out with a gender perspective.”
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The above, because just last December 1, the governor Solomon Jara He presumed that one year after his administration, a 12.19 percent drop in this crime was reported, although he recognized that family violence was increasing.
In addition, he said, the entity is one of the poorest, with 570 municipalities, most of them indigenous, who live on self-consumption and in a patriarchal society.
Martinez Miguel noted that since 2018, the SCJN establishes that all deaths of women should be considered feminicide, but when they reach the authorities, they are classified as homicide. And “when it is not investigated with a gender perspective, the penalties are lesser, “There is a degree of impunity.”
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RIGHTS DISTURBED
“We are killed for being women, our rights are disrupted by unequal relationships between couples,” she commented.
When detailing the motive that has been detected, he specified that it is basically at the hands of their partners, since “being an unequal society, in 24 percent of cases, the bodies are located in their homes.” Nine percent of abusers have identified themselves as their husband, boyfriend, ex-boyfriend or someone close to them.
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An example is the recent case of nurse Judith, from Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, who was last seen leaving work. Days later, they located her body on the land of a co-worker, who would have kidnapped and murdered her.
PREVENTABLE CRIME: ACTIVISTS
“Femicide is preventable, that is why we create support networks among ourselves, to be able to raise awareness in various areas of the entity,” she explained.
They are offered talks about violence, guidance to act in the face of abuse and testimonies of women who have overcome these situations.
Rosario Martinez He emphasized that there is a lack of genuine interest from the authorities in working on issues of violence.
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Those affected face institutional violence when the authorities humiliate and minimize their complaints of abuse. “This is happening despite decades of mobilization.”
Among the most recent regions of feminicide in Oaxaca is Juchitán, where in September of this year, her partner murdered the victim and then took his own life.. Also in the Isthmus of Tehuantepecwhere a woman walked through the palace Government when she was murdered, in broad daylight.
The head of GESMujer explained that as part of their support work to have access in rural areas, they work with El abc of the community leader. It is based on prevention strategies among their communities and it is through their leaders that they are informed about violence, how to prevent it, where to go and what to do if they experience this at the hands of a man.
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“We recognize progress in the laws against violence against women, the problem is to bring the issue to the attention of the population and for the authorities to classify the cases as femicides,” he concluded.
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