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262. Mexico reported that in the state of Guerrero there exists, among others, a
Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Crimes of Sexual and Domestic
Violence, of which seven agencies specialized in attention to sexual violence depend, and
which are strategically located in the territory of the state, one in the Mountain Region,
all of which are attended to by female personnel, trained on matters of gender and
violence, and the Special Prosecutor for Crimes of Violence Against Women and Human
Trafficking, adjoined to the Attorney General of Justice of the Republic. Moreover, Mexico
reported that the state of Guerrero has carried out multiple actions to take care of
indigenous women of Guerrero, noting the work of various agencies, among others, the
Secretariat for Women and the Secretariat of Legal Matters in the state of Guerrero, the
creation of 36 municipal counsels for assistance and prevention of the same
specialization located in the Mountain area. In addition, it reported that in order to
provide psychological and legal attention and of social-work oriented attention for
women in the Mountain and Costa Chica region, in municipalities and localities of greater
marginalization that have a higher numbers of indigenous population, it counts on two
mobile units. Similarly, it reported on a program of consultancy, orientation in gender
violence and legal representation in family matters, whose actions are aimed at
providing, among other services, free legal representation and assistance to women, and
it also reported on the program of defense and legal aid of the attorney general of
defense of the rights of women, whom, among other matters, offers economic aid to
women to expense costs in jurisdictional proceedings and provides representation and
legal aid in the criminal procedures of which they may be involved. Lastly, it reported on
the actions taken in regard to the dissemination of women's rights information, among
which it noted the distribution of leaflets to raise awareness of the functions, services,
and location of the municipal units specialized in the care for women victims of violence.
263. The Court values the information presented by the State and notes that the
representatives have not given their observations on the diverse actions, mobile units,
or institutions referred to by Mexico, nor have they provided information noting the
possible failures with these organizations. Based on the aforementioned, the Court does
not have specific and sufficient information to assess the situation and order the
creation of the requested office by the representatives. Nevertheless, the services for
women victims of sexual violence must be offered by the institutions noted by the
State, among others, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ayutla de los Libres, by way of
the provision of material resources and personnel, whose activities should be
strengthened through trainings ordered in the present Judgment.
264. Lastly, the Court observes that the diagnostic report carried out by the
Secretariat for Women of the state of Guerrero identifies, among other barriers that
complicate attention to the violence in indigenous and rural zones, the fact that said
services are centered in cities, and the difficulties regarding access and moving of the
location of the services.292 Said diagnostic report recommends, among other measures
to decentralize the services and to promote roaming services of sensitization, detection,
and attention to violence and to improve access to telephone services for the indigenous
communities of Guerrero, so as to allow better attention to women victims of violence.
The Court understands that the first of these measures shall be attended to by the
informed mobile unites. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Court appreciates the
document and considers it useful to indicate the State to discuss the need for progress in
implementing these two recommendations in the area where the events of this case
occurred.
292
Cf. Network Development 2008, Secretariat for Women and National Network of Shelters, supra note
57, folio 19159.
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