March 8: People’s Campaign against Violence to Women and Feminicide in Chiapas
On March 7, in the context of the International Women’s Day, an encounter was organized at Cideci/UniTierra Chiapas to condemn the Mexican State’s irresponsiveness toward gender violence and feminicide in Chiapas.
On March 8, a march took place from the administrative center to the Plaza of the Resistance, in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
At the same time, a press confrence took place at the TierrAdentro Cultural Center, in the name of the organizations that are part of the People’s Campaign against Violence to Women and Feminicide in Chiapas. Here are the audios from the press conference:
Alma Padilla – Introduction
(Descarga aquí)Mercedes Oliveira – Objectives and work of the campaign
(Descarga aquí)Marta Figueroa – Process toward the gender alert in the state and the government’s negative response
(Descarga aquí)Alma Padilla – Continuing actions within the campaign
(Descarga aquí)More information:
Mujeres en Chiapas se declaran en alerta popular de género.
Solicitud de investigación para la declaratoria de alerta de violencia de género en Chiapas, presentada el pasado 25 de noviembre, en Tuxtla Gutiérrez ante el Sistema Nacional de Prevención, Atención, Sanción y Erradicación de la Violencia contra las Mujeres:
