US EditionMexican Leader Calls for Tougher Sexual Harassment Laws After Attack
President Sheinbaum filed charges after being groped and urged uniform sexual harassment laws across Mexico, where 70% of women face harassment, according to the UN.
- At her Wednesday news conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum said she filed a complaint after being groped near the presidential palace while greeting wellwishers and will review nationwide legislation covering Mexico's 32 states.
- Mexico's 32 states and Mexico City have separate criminal codes, and the UN estimates about 70 percent of Mexican women aged 15 and over face sexual harassment, while rights groups warn of a femicide crisis with 10 women murdered daily.
- A video shows the attacker putting his arm around Sheinbaum and attempting to kiss her, and a drunk man touched her hip and chest before staff intervened while the presidential security detail was not nearby.
- Despite the assault, Claudia Sheinbaum said she would not stop greeting people, noting the walking route from the National Palace to the Education Ministry saved time compared to a 20-minute car ride.
- Sheinbaum said she will launch a campaign to criminalize sexual harassment and urged state governments across Mexico to review laws and reporting procedures for assault victims, noting it should be a criminal offence.
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Mexican president files complaint against groper
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for sexual harassment to be made a crime nationwide after being groped on the street in an attack that underscored the dangers women in the Latin American country face.
Mexico's President Sheinbaum calls for tougher sexual harassment laws after attack
President Claudia Sheinbaum was attacked while greeting supporters near the presidential palace on Tuesday. A drunken man approached the leader and proceeded to grope her, drawing attention to the country's troubling record on women's safety.
If this happens to me, then...: Mexico President after man gropes her in public
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Mexican leader calls for tougher sexual harassment laws after attack
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Wednesday for sexual harassment to be made a crime nationwide after being groped on the street in an attack that underscored the dangers women in the Latin American country face.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, sexually harassed on Tuesday, November 4th in the middle of Mexico City, decided to file a complaint against her aggressor and to put the legislation down nationwide. The next day, Claudia Sheinbaum explained that she had filed a complaint, because, after harassing her, the man had continued to attack other women before being arrested a few hours later.
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