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Ex-‘El Chapo’ Lawyer Turned Judge-Elect Sues Media Under Mexico’s Gender-Based Political Violence Law

Meta disclosed a civil society leader’s phone and email to the Chihuahua electoral institute, intensifying press freedom and privacy concerns.

Overview

  • Silvia Rocío Delgado García filed complaints at the Chihuahua electoral institute accusing activist Miguel Alfonso Meza and directors of 14 outlets of gender-based political violence.
  • Meza says the tax authority and a telephone company refused to share his data as confidential, but Meta provided his cellphone and email, which he alleges reached Delgado.
  • The activist contends he was not formally notified of the case and learned of it weeks later through an attorney.
  • Rights groups warn the 2020 gender-violence framework is increasingly used against journalists and critics, with swift sanctions that can chill debate.
  • Delgado won a June judicial election with 23,605 votes after past work on Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s defense drew scrutiny from Defensorxs and media investigations.