President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo inaugurated a new Centro LIBRE in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua — a free support center that offers psychological care, legal counseling, and empowerment workshops for women, with the goal of helping them build lives free from violence. This is the second such center in Ciudad Juárez and the 17th in the state.
“This is a time for freedom and also for love — that’s why these LIBRE Centers exist,” said the president during her speech. She explained that the initiative is part of a broader strategy that includes the Women’s Rights Card, the Red de Mujeres Tejedoras de la Patria, and the Mujeres Bienestar Pension Program, which currently supports more than 3 million women aged 60 to 64.
Sheinbaum also announced that the Government of Mexico will declare 2026 the Year of Margarita Maza, a key historical figure. Additionally, in December, six statues honoring Indigenous ancestors — including Malintzin, Eréndira, the Red Queen, and Tecuichpo-Ixcaxochitzin — will be unveiled along the Paseo de las Heroínas on Reforma Avenue in Mexico City.
As part of a gender-focused transformation, the president highlighted that 32 historic dates led by women have been added to the national civic calendar, honoring figures such as Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Leona Vicario, Gertrudis Bocanegra, and Manuela Medina — women who played crucial roles in Mexico’s history.
Citlalli Hernández Mora, Secretary for Women, noted that the new center was established at the request of local women facing domestic violence. She emphasized that the LIBRE network of centers is a comprehensive response to the call for protection, justice, and well-being for women across the country.
