Jakqueline Ordoñez Brasdefer, the head of the Tlaxcala State Commission for Human Rights (CEDH-Tlaxcala), was harshly criticized after she entered a tent to find out “how migrants feel.”
It was through a recording circulating on social media that Ordoñez Brasdefer and five other people were seen entering the tent, which was near the train tracks.
The recording is from February 12, and was made within the framework of the presentation of the “Protocol for Action for First Responder Police with a Migrant and Refugee Perspective” of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Hidalgo.
However, Ordoñez Brasdefer stressed that this video is completely taken out of context, and that she never pretended to be a migrant, but that it was only a “playful activity” implemented by her counterpart in Hidalgo, Ana Karen Parra Bonilla.
“Unfortunately, the video has been reproduced on social networks and in national and local media without the original context, which has generated misinterpretations and annoyance. It is understandable that the images projected in this video material can be sensitive, generating reactions just by showing the projected images.”
In addition, she mentioned that the protocol presented by the Hidalgo ombudsperson represents a significant advance in the construction of an institutional response based on human dignity and non-discrimination and its dissemination is based on a learning methodology focused on active participation.
“I respect opinions. I could give my personal opinion, but it is not about disqualifying, I understand that being in public service we are exposed to criticism, sometimes out of context. What I invite is: people to know the context of all this dynamic that was carried out and not see an image in isolation and above all the methodology used” said the head of the CEDH in a press conference, where she sought to clarify what was disseminated on social networks
Source: nacion321
