Susana Chávez

Susana Chávez Castillo
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Susana Chávez Castillo (November 5, 1974 – c. January 6, 2011) was a Mexican poet and human rights activist who was born and lived most of her life in her hometown of Ciudad Juárez.[1]

She is credited with authorship of the phrase "Not one more", which was used by the civil rights organizations and their supporters struggling to clarify the plight of women in Juárez and to end a wave of killings aimed specifically at women since 1993.

She was found murdered and mutilated in the "Colonia Cuauhtémoc" section of the city of Juárez where she was born and lived most of her life. Positive identification of the remains took place on January 11 of that year. She was 36 years old.

Life and work

Susana Chávez began her foray into the poetry scene when she was age eleven. She consistently participated in various literary festivals both in Ciudad Juárez and in other cultural forums throughout Mexico. According to Chávez's blog profile, she received a degree in psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) and was working on a book of poems.[2]

Death

Chávez was strangled in her hometown of Ciudad Juárez,[1] most likely on January 6, 2011. According to a statement released by Chávez's mother, her daughter was going to visit some friends but did not reach her destination. On the morning of January 6, 2011 her body and severed hand were found. Her head was covered with a black bag. On January 10, Chávez's family identified the body, but this information was not released until the next day after it was announced that three individuals were detained for their alleged involvement in the murder.[3]

The state attorney general of Chihuahua, Carlos Manuel Salas, said that the murder of Chávez was not related to her role as an activist. According to Salas, Chávez had inadvertently met up with a group of youths who had gone out "to have fun", and this involved drugs and alcohol.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Juarez killings activist Chavez murdered in Mexico". BBC News (BBC). January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Primera Tormenta
  3. ↑ Villalpando, Rubén (January 12, 2011). "Asesinan en Ciudad Juárez a la activista social Susana Chávez". LaJornada. DEMOS-Desarrollo de Medios. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Niega fiscal de Chihuahua que homicidio de Susana Chávez fuera por su activismo"

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