National Palace
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| Address | Plaza de la Constitución S/N, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06066 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico |
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| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Fri |
| Phone | +52 55 3688 1255 |
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| ID | 639211 |
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The National Palace is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. It is located on Mexico City's main square, the Plaza de la Constitución.
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Ingrid Escamilla: hundreds protest against woman's brutal murder
The protesters demanded tougher government action on gender-based violence
hundreds of people gathered in Mexico City on Friday in protest against the Murder of a young woman.
Ingrid Escamilla, 25, was stabbed, allegedly by A Man she lived, who mutilated their body in an attempt to hide The Evidence .
the Forensic workers leaked images of her body, and a local newspaper was accused of having published a picture on its Front Page .
Femicide, the gender-related killing of women is on The Rise in Mexico.
More Than 700 cases are currently being investigated, but activists say that The Number of women killed because of their gender, is much higher.
The demonstrators, most of them women, marched through The Mexican capital, placards calling for "responsible journalism" and chanting slogans such as "not a Murder ".
demonstrators clashed with police during The Demonstration ,The Group gathered first outside The City , the lives of the National Palace , where President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and His Family .
"It seems to me, The President dodged the question constantly," one protester, Alejandro Castillo , told the news Agency Reuters.
"It's not a personal matter against him. We believe that he has the ability to increase has several things on The Agenda and could not have done. "
Several cars of La Prensa were devastated marched by protestersprotesters later through the rain to the offices of La Prensa, the newspaper that published the grisly pictures of Ms Escamilla's body with the headline "It's Cupid's fault it was".
at least one vehicle belonging to the newspaper was set On Fire and several protesters fought with security forces who tried to stop them from entering the newspaper offices.
La Prensa, in response to public criticism, his decision, but said it was open to discussions about the adaptation of their editorial standards beyond legal requirements.
drown out Earlier this month, under the hashtag #Ingrid Camilla, The Photos of your body circulating online.
More Than 3,825 women were killed in Mexico last Year - a record highshocked by her Murder the country, but is only the latest in a series of killings that has brought the issue of femicide in the public debate.
Last Year , a record high of 3,825 women up to 7% have been killed in Mexico according to official data - as of 2018.
the activists criticise the fact that the vast majority of cases, never, and only a tiny percentage of the perpetrators will be held accountable to be solved.
President , López Obrador asked for according to the classification of femicides - previously the "Manipulation" of the problem, blames the media.
gathered But, as the protesters in front of the National Palace on Friday, he told reporters that he was buried "to [his] head in The Sand .
"The government, which I represent, will always Take Care of ensuring the safety of women," The President added.
mexico, mexico city, femicide, women, social media
Source of news: bbc.com
