Overview

• A judging panel from UNAM, UAM, IPN and the city’s youth institute selected 17 winners and five honorable mentions for the Premio de la Juventud 2025, each receiving a statuette and 23,000 pesos.
• During the International Youth Day ceremony, 23-year-old Ana Karen Sotero Salazar and her Club de Debate Poder Cultural teammates demanded employment opportunities, accessible health services and expanded education for young people.
• Sotero Salazar accused deputies of tuning out youth voices and criticized politicians for staging photo-ops instead of addressing real concerns.
• She highlighted the growth of organized crime, forced displacement in communities like El Cobradero and called for true justice and stronger anti-crime measures.
• Congressional and Injuve officials reaffirmed their commitment to youth rights but stopped short of proposing any immediate legislative or policy actions after the ceremony.