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

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08MEXICO2382 2008-08-04 16:59 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Mexico
VZCZCXRO2898
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
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 / 
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