Dip. Julieta Kristal Vences Valencia
Chair of the gender equality commission of Mexico's House of Representatives
Dip. Erasmo González Robledo
Chair of the Budget Commission of Mexico’s House of Representatives
We would like to call your attention to current discussions regarding the amendments to the General Act to Ensure Women a Life Free of Violence, and specifically amendments to ensure that shelters and Justice Centers for Women are accessible to women with disabilities. We urge the lower house of the Mexican government to pass the amendments as they were adopted by the Senate in November 2021, and provide specific resources to facilitate the reform’s implementation.
As you know, one of the Senate’s amendments establishes new provisions that require government agencies at all levels to apply a differentiated approach to women who are survivors of violence. These new provisions require that officials implementing the law account for conditions that might exclude women who are subjected to violence, including those with a disability. The effectiveness of the reform depends entirely on the resources allocated to ensure officials are adequately trained to implement it meaningfully.
These amendments also establish new obligations to ensure women with disabilities can safely access services provided by shelters and Justice Centers for Women. It is crucial that such shelters and Justice Centers for Women are designed to be physically accessible for all users. According to a 2015 study by the National Institute for Women, 80 percent of shelters were physically inaccessible to women with disabilities.[1] Accessibility, however, is much broader than architecture. According to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which Mexico ratified in December 2007, accessibility also includes transportation, information and communications, technologies and systems.[2] Emergency services also need to be accessible to people with disabilities. The amendments under discussion include specific provisions to achieving full accessibility and services for women with disabilities who are survivors of violence. In order for the reform to be effective, it needs sustainable resources and adequate planning.
Crucially, this new amendment should not be barred by budgetary restrictions.
In its 2014 concluding observations for Mexico, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the body charged with monitoring implementation of the CRPD, expressed concern regarding the facts that women are often the victims of violence and abuse, and that they do not have access to effective protection or reparation measures.[3] Without adequate resources and financial support, the Mexican government will not address the Committee’s concern. We urge the lower house not to introduce budget restriction to this reform, and to provide agencies in charge of implementation with sufficient human and technical resources to achieve full implementation of the amendments.
As the CRPD Committee points out, women with disabilities are at a heightened risk of being victims of violence.[4] Reports on violence against women have detailed the various obstacles women with disabilities face in accessing justice, including protection measures and shelters.
We urge the lower house of the Mexican government to adopt the amendments along with the necessary budget that would allow for their meaningful implementation.
[1] http://cedoc.inmujeres.gob.mx/documentos_download/101267.pdf
[2] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, articles 2 and 9.
[3] CRPD Committee, Concluding Observations for Mexico (2014), paragraph 33.
[4] CRPD committee, General Comment 3 (women with disabilities), paragraph 29.
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José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez |
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María Guadalupe Castro Zaragoza |
Alianza SIMA |
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Roxana Pacheco Martínez |
Fundación para la Inclusión y el Desarrollo de las Personas con Discapacidad FINDEDIS |
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Yereli Garmendia Rolander |
CIDIP, A.C. |
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Paola Landeros Ramírez |
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Jimena Moreno |
Jimena Moreno |
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Miguel Valdés Villarreal M |
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Lucía Reyes Crisóstomo |
Lucía Reyes Crisóstomo |
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Mexicanas con Discapacidad |
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Ricardo Blanco |
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Lizette Zavala |
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Silvia Lozada Badillo |
Escuela para Entrenamiento de Perros Guía para Ciegos IAP |
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Anabel Clemente Trejo |
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Fabiola Sánchez |
Yo Cuido México |
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Kerlin Claros |
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José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rodríguez |
Asociación Mexicana de Psicólogas y Psicólogos A.C |
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COEFAM |
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Colectiva Cultura de Paz desde las Mujeres Diversas Cosmovisiones |
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Tannia Guadalupe Segovia Torres |
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Salvador Gómez Domínguez |
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Mariana Díaz Figueroa |
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Diana Lucila Velarde Torres |
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María Raquenel Chao Villarreal |
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Gretha |
Viviendo con Retinosis |
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Nancy Ávila Marquez |
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Elisa Diaz Barriga Riojas |
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Brenda Viridiana |
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Asociación de personas Sordas de México. Sublime Expresión, A.C |
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Carlos Alberto García Rosales |
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Aurora Chagolla |
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Leslie Angtuiano |
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Marlene Tapia Pérez |
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María Teresa Fernández Vázquez |
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Cristina Pérez |
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Anette Camacho Whitaker |
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Rosa Maria López Meza |
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Teresa Solalindez Covarrubias |
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Ilse Rebeca Gutiérrez Ramírez |
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Bruno Romero |
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Miguel Ángel Pallares Gómez |
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Camila Victoria Mendez Aguirre |
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Jorge Daniel Manrique Barragán |
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María Godinez |
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Gabriela de la Riva |
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Lia |
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Deneb Sofia Helena Ortiz Orozco |
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Zandra Lorena Zavala Rubio |
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Valeria Casenave |
Utopía acciones para Inspirar |
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Carlos Herrero |
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Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Garcia |
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Daniela Bravo |
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León Felipe Sánchez |
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Nayeli Ortiz Miranda |
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Ana Cecilia Septién Godard |
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Gabriella Morales-Casas |
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Adriana Araujo Nuñez |
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Olivia Medina Arenas |
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Hilda Castañeda Fuentevilla |
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Jimena de Gortari Ludlow |
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Erika Francisco. |
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Dinorah Arceta |
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Alma Rodríguez |
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Griselda López R |
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Mariana Braun |
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Sofía Segovia |
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Miguel Valdes Villarreal M |
Laguneros por la Paz |
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Viachi, Consultoría en Accesibilidad Universal |
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Marisa Zannie |
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Rosalba |
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Lourdes Maldonado Gutiérrez |
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Genaro Mejía |
Bar Emprende |
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Blanca Estela Ramírez Montoya |
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Melissa Mochulske |
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Monica Hernández |
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Alma Rodríguez |
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Reyna Mayela Solís Salazar |
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Laura Manzo |
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Lic. Georgina Diédhiou Bello |
Afrodescendencias Mx, Investigación e Incidencias, A.C. |
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Aura López |
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Elena Estavillo Flores |
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Marisol B. Salvador |
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Rosalinda Penelope Pimentel Bermudez |
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Mujeres en Resistencia Alternativa Mx, SORORAS |
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Lourdes Contreras |
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Mariana Orozco |
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José Guzmán Martínez |
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Adán Gerardo Rodríguez Díaz |
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Isabel Esteinou Dávila |
Fundación por las Voces de Infancia y Género, A.C. |
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Lucrecia Gonzalez |
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Pamela Sandoval |
SANDOVAL ABOGADOS |
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Mamá Godín |
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Raquel Birman |
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Patricia Segues |
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Amatzi Hernández |
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AMAM A.C. Asociación de Mujeres Abrazando México A.C. |
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Gloria Calzada |
Puro Glow |
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Stephanie Lewis |
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Evelyn Ellstein |
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Martha Martínez Marín |
Red Violeta por la Paz |
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Tesa de la Torre Arias |
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Becky Bios |
Víctimas de Feminicidio y Desaparición de Mujeres |
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Mónica Saucedo |
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Patricia Figueroa |
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Valeria Villa |
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María del Carmen Legorreta Diaz |
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Lydia Romina Oropeza Rodríguez |
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Katia D'Artigues Beauregard |
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Marcela González |
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Arturo Alarcón Morales |
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Constanza Lameiras |
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Adrián Güereca |
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David García Martínez |
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Ernesto Meade |
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Libertad Hernández Santiago |
Dis-capacidad.com |
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Yessica Corral Urbina |
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Fernando Nazario López |
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Lorenza del Valle |
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Gabriela Saldaña |
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Regina Martínez |
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Guadalupe Reyes Cortes |
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Enrique Mancera Cardós |
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María Torre |
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Lucía Sánchez Franco |
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Carla Alejandra Rivera Ramírez |
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Lourdes Contreras R |
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Claudia Ivonne Sandoval Valerio |
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María Raquenel Chao Villarreal |
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Carina Rocha Rodríguez |
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Unidos por la Discapacidad sin Barreras A.C UDBAC |
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Sofia Gonzalez Aldaraca |
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Gabriela Cuevas Matias |
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Katy Paola Castañeda Carranza de |
Asociación Mexicana de la Cruz Blanca Neutral IAP |
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Adriana Peraza |
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F. Galindo |
F. Galindo |
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Sophie Anaya Levesque |
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Kristen Peña Solis |
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Amairany González Básaca |
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Karen Bustos Ulaje |
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Elsa Moreno |
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Carlos Alberto Morales Ramírez |
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Gloria Casas |
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Juan Sebastián Rojas Herrera |
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Alejandra Altamirano Román |
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María del Carmen Legorreta Diaz |
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Osorio Caudana Ariadne Emiret |
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Daniela Fregoso |
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Juan J Torres Ramirez |
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Seynabou Diédhiou Bello |
Cocina Baobab |
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Elsa Gayosso |
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Alfredo Ortiz Gaona |
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Yasmín Delgado Juárez |
Inclusión con Equidad |
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Magdalena Carral |
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Liliana Barrón Arras |
Espina Bífida en Baja California Sur |
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Marina Matias Lopez |
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Manuel Pardo Salas del Ángel |
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Ilse María Cortes Hernández |
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Germán Emmanuel Bautista Hernandez |
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Maricuz Sánchez Garcia |
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Vania Meliveth Ríos Hernández |
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Blanca betzaida Gutiérrez Alejandro |
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Sonia Sánchez Romero |
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Michelle Bernal Pérez |
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Elena López Portuguez |
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Francisco Alejandro Zarate Lomas |
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Raquel Jelinek |
Centro de Investigación y Servicios de Educación Especial, CISSE, A.C |
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Lorena Villavicencio |
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Sergio Gasca Farfán |
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Carlos Tomasini |
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Human Rights Watch |
Human Rights Watch |
