Mexico<\/a>, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, has filed a formal complaint against her aggressor with the Attorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\nThe President was walking in the Historic Center of Mexico City (CDMX) when an individual invaded her personal space.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy reflection is: if I don\u2019t file a complaint, in addition to the fact that it is a crime (punishable under the law in Mexico City), what does that mean for all Mexican women? If this happens to the President, what will happen to all the young women in our country?\u201d She affirmed during the morning program \u00abLa ma\u00f1anera del pueblo\u00bb broadcast on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
During the customary daily press conference, Sheinbaum recounted that the harassment occurred while she was walking to the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) to lead the National Meeting of Universities and Higher Education Institutions for the Transformation of Mexico, a short journey she decided to make on foot for practicality. However, she was approached by a visibly intoxicated man.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe left by car and were supposed to arrive 20 minutes later, but my aides suggested, \u2018If you want, we can walk to the SEP; it\u2019s only five minutes.\u2019 So we decided to walk. Many people greeted us along the way without issue until this completely drunk individual approached and I experienced this episode of harassment,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, I was actually speaking with other people; I didn\u2019t immediately realize. Juan Jos\u00e9, who coordinates the entire aide team, intervened, and only after watching the videos did I understand what really happened,\u201d she recounted, as reported by the newspaper La Jornada.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely felt the proximity of this individual. He was, I repeat, completely intoxicated; I\u2019m not sure if he was under the influence of drugs,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n
Regarding the incident, the President stated that she filed the appropriate complaint because \u201cthis is something I experienced as a woman, but we live this as women in our country. I have experienced it before, when I was not president, as a student, as a young person. It is a crime in Mexico City; it\u2019s not classified as a criminal offense in all states of the republic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI experienced harassment at the age of 12 on public transport,\u201d she recalled, while simultaneously calling to \u201censure that women occupy decision-making spaces; let\u2019s make harassment visible and put an end to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
She asserted that she pursued legal action to set an example with the conviction that no act of this kind against women should go unpunished, noting that the individual continued to harass other women after the incident involving her.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt turns out this person continued to harass other women right there on that street. So, he is detained,\u201d Sheinbaum stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis should not occur in this country, and I\u2019m not saying this as president, but as a woman representing Mexican women. No one can invade our personal space, nobody!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
In this context, she instructed the Secretary for Women, Citlalli Hern\u00e1ndez, to investigate in which states of Mexico this act is categorized as a criminal offense, and to organize a campaign against this crime, as \u201cthere must be respect for women in all senses.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Sheinbaum Accuses Media Revictimization After Newspaper Published Photos of Harassment<\/span><\/h3>\nDuring the morning press conference, the President of Mexico characterized the publication of photographs by the newspaper Reforma, related to the harassment episode she experienced, as \u201ccompletely unethical.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEl Reforma published photographs of the harassment; it revictimized me. I felt vulnerable. This should not happen, especially coming from a media outlet,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n
She argued that these images contribute to media revictimization and reinforce stigmas against women who report incidents, discouraging others from speaking out. Therefore, she demanded a public apology, not just for herself but for all Mexican women.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a form of revictimization, and there is already the Olimpia Law regarding the use of images (\u2026). This crosses all boundaries; I expect at least an apology, not for me, but out of respect for Mexican women,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not asking for apologies for myself but for the Mexican women who face this every day,\u201d Sheinbaum emphasized.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond the political issues and my disagreement with the fact that Reforma has become a right-wing newspaper, without news but pure propaganda, beyond that, publishing the photograph crosses all boundaries; it\u2019s a matter of human decency; it is outside all ethics and morality,\u201d she elaborated.<\/p>\n
You can watch the full press conference of the Mexican president below:<\/p>\n
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