Imelda Marrufo Nava - 10 Years Anne Klein Women’s Award
Channel: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Date: 2021-03-04

Imelda Marrufo Nava, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico - 2014 awardee for her contribution to the recognition of feminicide as a separate criminal offence and her fearless fight against gender-based violence. Marrufo Nava began documenting murders of women at an early age and giving names, faces and histories to those murdered. As a board member of Mesa de Mujeres, she does lobbying, campaigning and public relations work, accompanies human rights defenders who have experienced violence to court and supports relatives of murdered women in prosecution and finding justice. 

With the Anne Klein Women’s Award, the Heinrich Böll Foundation honors women who courageously and persistently stand up for human rights, equal rights and sexual self-determination.

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