Until October 2023, according to the organization Letter S, have been registered at least 50 homicides of LGBTI+ people in Mexico, of which 3 people were social leaders or human rights defenders with visible work in their community, of these 2 They were gay men and a trans woman..
The rise of these violent events in Aguascalientes is alarming. The murder of Jesús Ociel Baena, joins that of activist Ulises Salvador Nava, who was murdered this same year outside the Discover Museum, after attending a meeting between activists in the country. Both cases are of human rights defenders of the LGBTI+ population, which generates fear among LGBTI+ activists and authorities in Mexico, whose life and integrity would also be at risk.
According to the Aguascalientes State Prosecutor's Office, he 13 November, the lifeless bodies of Jesús Ociel and Dorian Nieves were found in their home and had cutting wounds that presumably ended their lives..
Despite not yet having all the evidence and forensic studies, Hypotheses and conclusions of the facts have been advanced as “a matter of a personal nature”, that could strengthen stigmas and lead not only to hinder the clarification of what happened but also to bias investigations based on prejudice.. Therefore, we urge the Aguascalientes State Prosecutor's Office to:
From the LGBTI+ Litigators Network of the Americas, We demand the clarification of the facts through a thorough investigation and we express our solidarity with the family and close friends of the magistrate and his partner..
#JusticeWithoutPrejudice #JusticeForOciel #StopImpunity
