Alberto Fernández met Úrsula Bahillo’s mother at Casa Rosada

President Alberto Fernandez met in the afternoon of this Wednesday, February 17 with Patricia Nasuti, the mother of Úrsula Bahillo, the 18-year-old girl murdered by her ex-boyfriend in the city of Rojas in Buenos Aires.

The Head of State received the woman at Casa Rosada, where she entered showing a poster with the caption “Justice for Úrsula”, accompanied by a photo of her daughter.

Also present at the meeting were the ministers of women, gender and diversity, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta; of security, Sabina Frederick, and justice, Marcela losardo, as well as two other members of the young woman’s family, recorded N / A.

“The President received us, we were listened to very well, we asked that as mom and dad we need to be heard so that justice changes and that there is no more another Ursula “, said Patricia Nasuti as she left Casa Rosada.

Úrsula’s mother said the head of state “He has promised several things that I know he will accomplish”, and that in two weeks he will visit him in the city of Rojas, in the province of Buenos Aires. “In two weeks, the president will be in my humble house in Rojas,” he told reporters.

“(Alberto Fernández) He gave me his personal cell phone, it broke down and so did the ministers. The only thing I can tell you is that he is a human person, as a Catholic, I can tell you that Alberto Fernández listened to me as a mother, and I am happy Despite the sadness of my soul, ”he says.

New march of ‘Ni Una Menos’ after Úrsula Bahillo’s femicide: “Enough of patriarchal justice!”

New march for Ni Una Menos after rsula’s femicide

After the meeting with the President, Úrsula’s mother joined the mobilization that was called to demand justice and to demand that the system of prevention of femicide cases work.

In the context of a succession of murders of women, the feminist movement Not one less (NUM) called for a demonstration in front of the building of the Court of the city of Buenos Aires and other regions of the country this Wednesday, February 17. Although the focal point of the appeal is in the courts of Talcahuano al 500 Street, the mobilization will be reproduced in different courts across the country.

The march will be in memory of the 18-year-old girl murdered by her ex-partner, a retired police officer, and a wave of new femicides in different provinces. Úrsula had repeatedly denounced her ex-partner, the last time was three days before she was killed.

On this occasion, she said that Matías Ezequiel Martínez, her ex-boyfriend, had threatened her with death as she passed through Rojas and that she had violated the perimeter restriction established by the courts, for which she needed an anti-panic button.

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“For Úrsula and for everyone,” read a statement circulating on NUM’s Instagram social network. “Enough patriarchal justice! Enough police repression!”he adds.

The women’s collective emphasizes that “One in five femicide in our country is committed by members of the security forces” and affirms that “the bureaucracy of the State and of justice does not take seriously the risk denounced many times when it evaluates the dangerousness of the aggressor if he has already had other episodes of violence”.

“Today we are overcome with pain and anger. We are with Úrsula’s friends and relatives, with the town of Rojas taking to the streets. Across the country, there is a need to come together, to denounce, ”announces the call.

Alberto Fernández proposed to create a Federal Council against feminicides

In a letter addressed to all provincial governors, President Alberto Fernández proposed the creation of a Federal Council for the Prevention and Control of Femicides, Trapesticides and Transfemicides, to build a “united Argentina against gender violence”.

In the letter, which was published during the reception of Úrsula’s mother, the head of state said: “Let us be the protagonists of the changes necessary to transform this macho society into one without gender-based violence. “

In this sense, the president called on the governors to articulate their efforts “to implement the necessary measures and transformations and thus build an Argentina united against gender violence”.

To this end, the President proposed the creation of the Federal Council for the prevention and treatment of femicides, travesticides and transfemicides “to coordinate and articulate with the different agencies involved in the Nation, the provinces and the autonomous city of Buenos Aires an approach comprehensive, effective, articulated in terms of prevention, investigation, punishment, assistance and redress for extreme gender-based violence, ”he declared.

According to Alberto Fernández, the state “ is responsible for ensuring the prevention, assistance, punishment and redress of gender-based violence, but at the same time, we need each and every Argentinian to make the cultural change that eradicates gender-based violence in each of the countries. the areas of our life “.

Ursula femicide: prosecutor says state failed and demanded greater prevention

Regarding Úrsula’s femicide, which has had a great impact on society and has rekindled the demand for policies to prevent and protect women, the president said the case “adds to the hundreds that year after year , have women as victims and transvestites of our country. “. “Although in recent years notable progress has been made in making this violence visible and distorting, we know that what has been done so far is not enough to ensure a life free of violence for women and LGBTQ people.” , she said.

Although he clarified that “there are no magic solutions or immediate formulas”, he felt that “to embark on a real path of transformation requires a firm and energetic political will on the part of those who govern this country, without distinction of political factions, or of the territory in which we meet “.

“Dealing with these events undoubtedly requires a great federal agreement that commits us all to implement prevention and eradication policies,” he said, noting that “it is time to strengthen our public program and the political duty of all levels of the State to eradicate this violence ”.