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New Supreme Court Pledges Allyship With Indigenous and Afromexican Women, Brings 15 Into Its Ranks

At a public dialogue, women detailed revictimization, death threats, and territorial dispossession, pressing the court for tangible remedies.

Overview

  • The SCJN inaugurated the Espacio de Diálogo de los Saberes as its first official act under Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, who said the tribunal will be a firm ally of historically excluded women.
  • Participants outlined persistent barriers to justice, including the absence of interpreters, long travel to tribunals, opaque legal language, and limited cultural sensitivity.
  • Ministers Yasmín Esquivel and Loretta Ortiz urged updating the 2022 protocol for intercultural judging and called for professionalizing judicial personnel to translate commitments into practice.
  • Kumiai authority María de los Ángeles Carrillo described territorial invasions tied to an amparo in Ensenada and reported receiving death threats, asking the Court for support.
  • Officials highlighted inclusion steps and cultural recognition at the event, while concrete policy changes or enforcement actions beyond these commitments have not yet been reported.