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which specifically affects journalists” and the “testimony [of Ms. Pérez Torres] before
[the] Court which places in the public eye again […] her work and her knowledge of
the subject.”
13.
That in addition, the representatives indicated that because of the media
campaign “which places the stigma of enemies of the city on those who demand
justice, and threatens them in a subtle manner,” one of the main actions that can
guarantee the safety of Ms. Pérez Torres and her family “is the creation of spaces
that provide more information, beyond the official version and campaign for cleaning
the image of Ciudad Juárez.” Specifically, the representatives suggested that “in the
federal government’s official and paid spaces in the local media, insert sections or
spreads of information related to this subject and on women’s rights, with content
approved by journalist Pérez Torres” so as to counteract “the lack of information and
hostility and constant threat against those who have and act on other types of
information and opinion,” as well as “the dissemination of discriminatory phrases and
media actions against women, which create stereotypes of subordination and
violence against women.”
14.
That on the other hand, due to the “fear of public security authorities from
any level of government, because of how they have handled the investigations of
disappearances and homicides of women as well as the investigations and
intervention in the threats and murders of people associated to those cases,” the
representatives considered that “one of the best ways to guarantee [Ms. Pérez
Torres’] life, her integrity, and that of her family, is through the protection that the
State can provide by creating a fund, which could be managed as a trust, that allows
the money to be used to pay for personal security through security organizations
which she trusts.” They added that “[t]his same fund can provide the money
necessary for her to move with her family to places where she has better safety
guarantees.”
15.
That in the private meeting and public hearing held in Santiago, Chile (supra
Having Seen 2 and 3), the State expressed that it has maximum interest in the
protection of all of the people who may be in a risk situation and indicated its
commitment to the protective measures in this case.
16.
That the State reported that it summoned Ms. Pérez Torres, her family and
representatives to a meeting with the institutions of the Mexican government
involved, and presented the minutes of that meeting, held on May 8, 2009, which
contain the following:
a)
that “[t]he petitioners will file a complaint as soon as possible, upon
agreement by the beneficiary of the measures, because of the facts generated
by the request for the […] measures;”
b)
that “[t]he petitioners express that the beneficiary is not interested in
having the public security bodies, either municipal, state or federal, provide
the protective measures [and] prefers that it be an international
organization;”
c)
that “the representatives […] expressed that they began talks with [one]
NGO” and “they pledge to immediately inform the Secretary of the Interior of
the result of those talks;”