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Intercultural legal aid office opens in Sonora, Mexico

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hugo Aguilar inaugurated an intercultural legal aid office for the Public Defender's Office in Guaymas, Sonora.
  • The office aims to provide legal assistance accessible to all, particularly indigenous communities.
  • Officials emphasized that justice is a right, not a privilege, and should be available to everyone regardless of background or economic status.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, inaugurated a new Intercultural Legal Aid Office in Guaymas, Sonora. This initiative by the Federal Institute of Public Defense aims to bring legal services closer to the people, especially indigenous communities.

We all work for the same people: The people of Mexico. We all seek the same objectives. Gone are the times when we had to watch out for the person next to us, for the person in front of us.

· Hugo Aguilar OrtizMinister President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, emphasizing unity and shared purpose in serving the public.

During the inauguration, Aguilar Ortiz stressed that all efforts are directed towards serving the Mexican people and that the era of distrust among colleagues is over. He emphasized that judicial autonomy and independence are now characterized by coordination rather than isolation or confrontation.

Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño stated that justice is a right, not a privilege, and is now accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay, rent, buy, or manipulate the system. He highlighted the transparency and proximity of the justice system to the people.

Justice is not a privilege. Justice is a right. It is no longer accessible only to those who could afford it, rent it, buy it, or manipulate it. Today it is here at ground level with all transparency and close to the people.

· Alfonso Durazo MontañoGovernor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo Montaño, highlighting the accessibility and right to justice for all citizens.

Crescencio Buitimea Valenzuela, rector of the Universidad del Pueblo Yaqui, noted that the new office signifies bringing justice to the Yaqui territory and building institutions sensitive to cultural diversity. Adelfo Regino Montes, director of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples, pointed out that recent constitutional reforms have given recognition to justice plans for indigenous peoples.

today our justice plans have recognition in the Mexican Constitution and are an example in our country.

· Adelfo Regino MontesDirector of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples, Adelfo Regino Montes, on the constitutional recognition of indigenous justice plans.

Catalina Ramírez Hernández, a member of the Judicial Administration Council, added that no one should feel excluded from justice due to speaking an indigenous language, living far from a city, or lacking financial resources. The office represents a commitment to ensuring that justice is equally accessible to all.

no one should feel alienated from justice for speaking an indigenous language, for living far from a city, or for not having economic resources, because justice must embrace all people equally.

· Catalina Ramírez HernándezCatalina Ramírez Hernández, member of the Judicial Administration Council, stressing the principle of equal access to justice.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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