Karla Valentina Camarena
Karla Valentina Camarena | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 or 1987 |
| Died | (aged 33) |
| Other names | Valentina Ferrety |
| Known for | Transgender rights activism |
Karla Valentina Camarena del Castillo (1986 or 1987 – 29 March 2020), also known as Valentina Ferrety, was a Mexican transgender rights activist. She was shot dead in the street by unknown attackers in what is reported to be a transphobic femicide.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Camarena was shot on 29 March 2020 on the street in San Felipe, Guanjuato. Her body was officially identified on 31 March 2020. As of January 2026 authorities have not yet publicly linked any individuals involved with her murder.[1][3]
RedLacTrans (Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Personas Trans) gave a statement about her death and noted that the media had failed to respect her gender identity (no respetaron su identidad de género femenina).[7]
Camarena had organised the first Gay March in Salamanca, and was a leader in the struggle for the recognition of trans identity in Guanajuato state, where she was the state coordinator of the Mexican Network of Trans Women.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Karla Valentina Camarena del Castillo". HRD Memorial. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Pradilla, Alberto (2 April 2020). "Semana trágica para el activismo en México: tres asesinados en Guanajuato, Morelos y Zacatecas" [A tragic week for activism in Mexico: three murdered in Guanajuato, Morelos, and Zacatecas]. Animal Politico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Synergía and OAS LGBTTTI Coalition condemn the killing of Karla Valentina Camarena, trans human rights defender in Mexico and member of our Coalition". synergiaihr.org. Synergía – IHR. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Gomes, Simone da Silva Ribeiro (February 2025). "When Resisting Is Not Enough: The killing of Latin American Feminist Activists (2015–23)". Latin American Politics and Society. 67 (1): 96–113. doi:10.1017/lap.2024.36. ISSN 1531-426X. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
In Mexico, Karla Valentina Camarena del Castillo headed the fight for the recognition of the gender identity of transgender women in Guanajuato
- ^ a b "Karla Camarena del Castillo ("Valentina Ferrety") (23 Mar 2020)". Remembering Our Dead. TDoR: Transgender Day of Remembrance. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Karla Valentina Camarena, víctima de transfeminicidio Mujer transgénero y activista por los derechos humanos de la comunidad trans" [Karla Valentina Camarena, victim of transfemicide, transgender woman and human rights activist for the trans community] (in Spanish). CNDH. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ OAS LGBTTTI Coalition; RedLacTrans (2 April 2020). "Repudiamos el Asesinato de Karla Valentina Camarena del Castillo: Instamos al Estado Mexicano a investigarlo con la debida diligencia" [We condemn the murder of Karla Valentina Camarena del Castillo: We urge the Mexican State to investigate with due diligence.] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.