A step against institutional abandonment
Olga Sosa, senator from Morena, has just put on the table an initiative that could change the rules of the game for families destroyed by feminicide. It is not just another legislative proposal. It is a direct attempt to cover one of the most painful and absurd gaps in the system.
His project reforms the General Law of Victims and the General Law of Access to a Life Free of Violence. The heart of the matter is this: automatic recognition. Sons, daughters and dependents of the murdered woman would be considered indirect victims immediately, without having to wait for a trial to end.
“Femicide not only violates the right to life of the direct victim, but also causes profound consequences in their family environment,” Sosa argues in the statement of reasons.
And he is absolutely right. While the judicial apparatus slowly turns, what happens to those children? Their world falls apart in seconds: emotional stability, education, livelihood… everything is up in the air. The current law already recognizes them as victims, but in practice it is a labyrinth. The lack of specific protocols generates delayed responses, Kafkaesque procedures and, worst of all, revictimization.
What specifically would you change?
The initiative would force the State to activate a comprehensive support package from minute one:
- Specialized psychological care.
- Guarantee of educational continuity.
- Priority legal support.
- Expedited access to social programs.
The objective is clear: to prevent these families from falling into institutional abandonment. May the tragedy not multiply due to the indifference of the State.
Sosa bases his proposal on two solid pillars. First, the Constitution and its principle of the best interests of children. Second, historic rulings such as that of the “Campo Algodonero” case of the Inter-American Court, which already reminded Mexico of its obligation to fully compensate the victims and their families.
It also seeks to strengthen coordination with the National Victim Care System. Because rights on paper are useless if institutions do not speak to each other when it is most needed.
In the end, this goes beyond legal reform. It is a question of basic justice. It is about materializing that “gender approach” that is talked about so much and breaking, at least one link, in the infernal cycle of violence and lack of protection. Political theater sometimes produces empty monologues. This time, it seems that there is a script that aims directly to heal a deep social wound.
