Chiapas medical students announced an indefinite strike for the murder of Mariana Sánchez

With the aim of demanding justice and clarifying the femicide of his partner Mariana de Lourdes Sánchez Dávalos, Students of the Faculty of Human Medicine of the Autonomous University of Chiapas (Unach) announced an immediate and indefinite strike this Sunday through a letter to the university.

The university community, belonging to the degrees of gerontology and surgeon, demanded the corresponding authorities “Take action against those who would have ignored the complaints,” said Mariana, Social Services Medical Intern (MPSS).

“Because the sense of the need to serve is not made by the authorities, it is made by ourselves and by us. No forgiveness nor oblivion “, It is read in the letter published on social networks.

Mariana Sánchez Dávalos, 24, She was a student doing her social service at a clinic in Nueva Palestine, in the municipality of Ocosingo, Chiapas. On January 28, she was found dead in a room.

The State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), through the Selva District Attorney’s Office, According to feminicide protocol, an investigation folder has been started for the crime of murder.

After hearing the news, the police, experts and government departments They came to the scene to begin the investigation.

Although the first information in this regard said that the body showed signs of violence, the authorities denied it.

According to the autopsy of the law conducted on Mariana’s remains, the cause of death was determined to be Secondary mechanical choking due to suspension.

In connection with this, two months ago, Mariana denounced sexual assault by members of the community in which she served. Despite submitting her complaint to the authorities of the FGE and the Chiapas Secretariat of Health, the investigation did not proceed.

After what happened to her, Mariana, a graduate of the Autonomous University of Chiapas, wanted the health and school authorities to move her to another community, but They limited themselves to just giving her a month of vacation and did not transfer her to another area or follow up on her complaint, her colleagues indicated.

As a result of the young woman’s death, several feminist groups, the UNACH student community and medical interns organized a silent march this Friday morning to honor Mariana’s memory and demand justice for her death.

“She was our friend, she had dreams, she was just doing her social work. She was an excellent girl. I only think about his mother. Really, being a woman in Mexico is very difficult. We live in fear, it shouldn’t be that way, ”said a Twitter user.

The Ministry of Health also took a position in this regard and limited itself to it reject any form of violence against women working for that agency.

“Institutional ties will be strengthened to ensure that medical students and government officials are in charge of educational programs. have the necessary tools to combat, report and prevent any form of gender violence ”, indicates an official statement released by the agency.

According to information from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), at the national level, The municipality with the most femicides in 2020 was Juárez, Chihuahua, with a total of 19 cases, followed by Tijuana, Baja California (18 femicides) and Monterrey, Nuevo León (17).

In fourth place Culiacán, Sinaloa with 13 cases, same number in Zapopan, Jalisco and Guadalajara, with 12 femicides.

In the metropolitan area of ​​the Valley of Mexico, in Mexico City, Iztapalapa, was the mayor’s office with the most femicides (12), followed by Cuauhtémoc and Tlalpan with 11 each. In the state of Mexico, Ecatepec, Tecámac, Tultitlán and Atizapán they each registered eight femicides.

The rest of the femicides are concentrated in García, Nuevo León; Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco; Morelia, Michoacán; Manzanillo, Colima; Chihuahua, Chihuahua; San Luis Potosí, SLP and Puebla, Puebla.

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