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Freelance journalist with more than 10 years experience as a reporter in the investigative field. Have collaborated with prestigious and nationwide newspapers and magazines such as El Universal (major Mexican newspaper), Playboy Magazine, El Mercurio (major Chilean newspaper) and co-coordinated the award winning project: Masde72 (Part I and II), the two web reporting sites created to cover the massacre of immigrants in Tamaulipas, Mexico, one of the most important cases unveiled to understand the consequences and complexities of the violence in the country. Made by the internationally recognized journalist, Marcela Turati and the investigation team of Periodistas de a Pie with the support of the Latinamerican Journalism platform Connectas and the International Center For Journalists (ICFJ). Currently living in Ha Noi, Vietnam where she covered the 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit for the news agency Market4News.
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Masde72 is an investigative journalism site about migrants massacres in Mexico. It is an atemmpt of a real-time comission of truth which makes the questions that authorities hasn't answered yet and unveils the mechanisms of impunity that permits horror to continue: the inconsistencies of the official versions, the concealment of the officials involved, the legal vacuums, the wrong forensic proceedures and the right violations of the victims to have recognition, justice, truth and restoration. To know what happened and to turn that memory into a collective conciousness is our contribution so this crimes will not happen again. This project was made by the investigation team of Periodistas de a Pie and collaborators with the support of the Latinamerican Journalism platform Connectas and the International Center For Journalists (ICFJ).
On September the 23rd, 43 students from a rural college disappeared in southern Mexico, in the midst of a case that provoked national and international indignation, when the research showed the implication of the authorities, trying to cover up their complicity and corruption, and presenting altered information. "Watching Them Die" ("Mirar Morir") is an awarded documentary that presents the research and their different elements from a neutral and journalistic point of view, as well as testimonies, almost two years after the case that still has not found justice. The documentary is in Spanish with English subtitles.
This is a story of a girl who denounce a rape felony that was comitted against her and her struggle to take her case to court. In Mexico City only 4 of 10 denounced cases, from 2010 - 2015, of sexual violence gets to court. This is the sequel of the first article published in El Universal, mayor mexican newspaper: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/periodismo-de-investigacion/2016/05/26/en-cdmx-2-denuncias-al-dia-por-violacion
In Mexico City, 2 reports of rape per day
In Mexico City, two women report being raped every day, with 4,142 preliminary investigations opened for rape between 2010 and 2015. The case of Ximena Sánchez, a pseudonym to protect her identity, highlights the challenges victims face in the legal system. Despite evidence of sexual assault, her case was closed without identifying the perpetrator. The article discusses the 'dark figure' of crime, with only 7.2% of crimes reported in Mexico, and the psychological impact on victims. Non-governmental organizations report that sexual assault is common and perpetrators often go unpunished. The article also touches on the societal and legal obstacles that discourage victims from reporting assaults.
At least two women are raped in Mexico City every day
Between 2010 and 2015, Mexico City saw 4,142 rape investigations, averaging two reported rapes daily. Iztapalapa is the most dangerous district, with 150 cases in 2015. Only 7.2% of crimes are reported, with an estimated 2.99 million unreported sexual offenses from 2010 to 2015. NGOs like Vereda Themis and ADIVAC handle numerous cases, but convictions are rare. Authorities are criticized for blaming victims. Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera introduced a plan to distribute whistles to women for safety.
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