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### Viewing cable 08MEXICO2382, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S

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08MEXICO2382 | 2008-08-04 16:04 | 2011-01-28 21:09 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Mexico

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    RR RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM
    DE RUEHME #2382/01 2171659
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 041659Z AUG 08
    FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2828
    INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 MEXICO 002382

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S ISSUES FOR DIRECTOR ANDREA
    BOTTNER

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: MX PGOV PREL PHUM
    SUBJECT: DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S
    ISSUES (IWI) VISITS MEXICO

    ¶1. On 28 July 2008, Andrea G. Bottner, Director of the
    Office of International Women's Issues at the State
    Department, visited Mexico City. Bottner was accompanied by
    Sandra Mayoral Pedroarias, Deputy Director of the Office of
    International Women's Issues, and Sue Else, President of the
    National Network to End Violence Against Women. During her
    one-day visit to Mexico City, Bottner met with civil society
    representatives and GOM officials to discuss gender-based
    violence, exploitation of women in Mexico and existing victim
    assistance programs. Representatives from the civil society
    said budgetary constraints hindered their efforts to assist
    greater numbers of domestic violence victims while officials
    at the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Violence Against
    Women and Trafficking in Persons (FEVIMTRA) said internal
    disagreements regarding jurisdiction severely hindered their
    efforts to prosecute cases of gender violence and trafficking
    in persons. While in Mexico City, Bottner and her delegation
    also met with officials at the National Institute of Women
    (INMUJER) and toured a domestic violence shelter. End
    Summary.

    THE CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE
    -----------------------------

    ¶2. (U) On 28 July, Deputy Director of the Fundacion Infantia
    (the Children's Foundation) Javier Martinez, Regional
    Director of the Coalition to Against Trafficking of Women and
    Children in Latin America and the Caribbean Teresa Ulloa and
    Pilar Vallejo of the National Network of Women in Mexico City
    dialogued and exchanged ideas with the Director of the Office
    of International Women's Issues (IWI) and her accompanying
    delegation. Martinez, Ulloa and Vallejo commented that
    women's NGOs in Mexico were severely under-funded, often
    stretching budgets suitable for only five or six months of
    expenses to cover annual operational costs. In general,
    gender-based violence does not receive sufficient attention
    from federal and state officials, according to Ulloa.
    Existing legislation, she criticized, is vague and places the
    burden to prove gender-based violence on the victim. Ulloa
    also said societal ills such as poverty and organized crime
    fueled gender-based violence throughout Mexico. An estimated
    60 percent of Mexican women have experienced some form of
    gender-based violence.

    ¶3. (U) Despite tremendous financial constraints, women's NGOs
    have been vigilant and creative in their efforts to assist
    victims. Fundacion Infantia has established partnerships
    with local hotels like the Sheraton and JW Marriot in Mexico
    City, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta to train women ages 18-21 in
    hospitality and tourism. Vallejo mentioned that the National
    Network of Women plans to establish specialized shelters
    within indigenous communities and to lobby for stronger
    legislation to safeguard the human rights of all Mexican
    women and girls. Bottner commended the efforts of both
    organization, particularly Fundacion Infantia's efforts to
    move women from the role of victims to professionals.

    FEVIMTRA'S ROLE IN DETERRING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
    --------------------------------------------- ----

    ¶4. (U) Generally, cases of gender-based violence fall under
    the state,s jurisdiction. For these cases to reach the
    Office of the Special Prosecutor for Violence Against Women
    and Trafficking in Persons (FEVIMTRA), they must either
    involve a federal official or there must be proof that the
    crime occurred using federal transportation, on the federal
    highway system, or in a federal building. However, if these
    cases are linked to a larger organized crime network, the
    Organized Crime Division (SIEDO) of the Attorney General's
    Office (PGR) invokes jurisdiction. FEVIMTRA officials said
    internal disagreements regarding jurisdiction severely
    restricted their ability to intervene in cases involving
    violence against women and trafficking in persons. FEVIMTRA
    has no power to investigate state cases of domestic violence
    but officials can assist state officials in conducting
    investigations. FEVIMTRA officials say they are advocating
    new legislation that would allow federal jurisdiction to
    supersede state jurisdiction in domestic violence cases.

    ¶5. (U) Last fiscal year, the Mexican Congress appropriated
    MXP 70 million (approximately USD 7 million) for FEVIMTRA to
    build shelters for domestic violence and trafficking victims.
    Edith Carbajal, Deputy Coordinator of FEVIMTRA's Office of
    Victim's Assistance, said there were no existing shelters but
    that her office was finalizing the purchase of a building
    with the capacity to house 60 victims. In addition to
    offering shelter and psychological treatment, the facility
    would also offer individual and group therapy, artistic

    MEXICO 00002382 002.2 OF 003

    training and a physical fitness program. Sue Else, Head of
    the National Network to End Violence Against Women in
    Missouri, asked if protection order were available through
    the Mexican courts to shield victims from their aggressors.
    FEVIMTRA officials commented that the General Law to
    Guarantee the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence
    authorized protection orders.

    ¶6. (U) FEVIMTRA officials estimate at least half of the
    country's PGR officials have completed a mandatory
    certification program covering gender violence and
    trafficking in persons. The certification program is
    conducted through a partnership with the National Autonomous
    University and is expected to extend its partnership to
    Iberoamerican University and the University of Guadalajara in
    the near future. In addition to PGR officials, Federal
    police, state level prosecutors and legal experts are also
    certified through the PGR's program. Although a few state
    police officials have taken the course, it is not obligatory.
    FEVIMTRA officials mentioned they were lobbying state
    authorities to make their certification program a mandatory
    part of law enforcement training. Independently of the PGR,
    The Coalition to Prevent Trafficking of Women in Latin
    America and the Caribbean currently trains state police
    officials through its partnership with Mexico's 23 Jesuit
    universities, which includes Iberoamerican University.

    THE STRUCTURE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS
    -------------------------------------------

    ¶7. (U) Like their civil society counterparts, shelter
    directors complain that their capacity to assist victims of
    domestic violence is constrained by financial factors.
    Because of budgetary limitations, it is often difficult for
    shelter administrators to keep up with the demand for
    assistance and at times, victims are turned away. On
    average, a female victim comes to a shelter with three or
    four children. Shelter rules are outlined by the facility's
    director, and the victim's personal effects are searched for
    hazardous items. In the shelter visited by Bottner and her
    delegation, program participants are not permitted to leave
    the facility for the first 45 days; not even to maintain
    employment. After the 45 day risk assessment period has
    concluded, shelter administrators determine if it is safe for
    the victim and her children to venture outside of the
    compound's walls. If it is determined that the victim's life
    or that of her dependents are in danger, the risk assessment
    period is extended, the victim is restricted to the shelter
    and her minor children are educated inside of the facility.

    ¶8. (U) Both private and government-funded shelters nationally
    do not release information regarding their locations.
    Director of the National Network of Domestic Violence
    Shelters in Mexico City Margarita Guille and local shelter
    director Conchita Martinez disagreed about whether or not
    police authorities were familiar with the locations of these
    facilities. In Mexico City, municipal police officers are
    generally knowledgeable of the location of domestic violence
    shelters but in other states, these locations are retain
    their anonymity, according to Martinez. Guille countered
    that police throughout Mexico typically knew where domestic
    violence shelters were located. She also mentioned that when
    information regarding the whereabouts of a victim is leaked
    to a spouse or boyfriend, the National Shelter Network works
    quickly to relocate the individual and her children out of
    harms way

    INMUJER
    -------

    ¶9. (U) The National Institute for Women (INMUJER) holds a
    cabinet-level advisory role within the Calderon
    Administration and receives its funding directly from the
    Mexican government. Officials at INMUJER explained that each
    year the organization solicits projects from civil society
    organization that promote women's issues. On average,
    financial assistance grants range from USD 3k to USD 30k, but
    INMUJER officials say the awarded grants are generally closer
    to the $30k maximum. In an effort to ensure equal funding
    opportunities for all women's NGOs, organizations funded
    during any fiscal year must wait for two years before
    submitting another proposal for funding consideration.
    INMUJER not only works closely with women's NGOs in Mexico
    but throughout Latin America to promote gender equality and
    victim's assistance programs.

    ¶10. (SBU) COMMENT: The root causes of gender-based violence
    in Mexico city run deep, so deep that it is impossible to

    MEXICO 00002382 003.4 OF 003

    discuss the issue of violence against women without
    considering the effects of poverty, cultural mores, or
    increased national insecurity and instability. Not only do
    these factors fuel violence against and exploitation of women
    and girls but also a host of other societal problems,
    including human trafficking. Although officials appear
    genuinely interested in protecting the human rights of
    Mexican women, the GOM's war against the drug cartels and
    organized crime elements have forced civil society concerns
    to take a back-seat to more pressing national security
    issues. Both the GOM and civil society's efforts to combat
    gender-based violence are commendable but without a more
    coordinated effort to eradicate domestic violence at the
    national level, it will be difficult for even the best
    efforts to keep up with increasing demands for victim
    assistance.
    Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at
    http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American
    Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap /
    BASSETT

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