What Is the “Alina Act”?: Initiative on Self-Defence in Cases of Gender-Based Violence

The Congresses of Baja California and Tamaulipas have passed the “Alina Act”, an initiative that reforms local codes to protect women who, when facing gender-based violence, act in self-defence against their aggressors. This is that, if a woman is exposed to physical, sexual or feminicide violence and repels aggression, the presumption of self-defense action can be respected, except in cases proven otherwise.How does the Alina Act arise?This ini…