The project seeks to establish a common methodology across all state prosecutors’ offices.

On Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that her government will present a national initiative to standardize femicide investigations, based on protocols previously implemented in Mexico City.

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The project seeks to establish a common methodology across all state prosecutors’ offices, with continuous shifts and systems that guarantee immediate attention in cases of flagrant offenses, strengthening the institutional response to these crimes.

Sheinbaum recalled that Ernestina Gomez, Attorney General of the Republic, implemented changes in the capital that achieved progress toward “zero impunity,” and that he aim now is to replicate that model throughout the country.

The Mexican president emphasized that most femicides are committed by people close to the victim, such as partners or ex-partners, which requires specific approaches in investigations to address the particularities of each case.

The initiative was developed by the government team along with specialists, including the Secretary of Women’s Affairs, Citlalli Hernandez, and Gomez, who participated in the design of the capital’s reforms.

In Mexico, approximately 10 women are murdered every day. In 2025, 2,798 homicides of women were recorded, of which 725 were investigated as femicides, that is, crimes committed for reasons of gender.

Sheinbaum noted that the initiative seeks to guarantee justice and protection for victims. With the measure, the Mexican government intends to move towards a country with unified protocols, greater inter-institutional coordination, and a more effective fight against gender violence.

teleSUR: JP

Source: EFE

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