Jump to content

Murder of Isabel Cabanillas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murder of Isabel Cabanillas
Isabel Cabanillas poses with some of the clothes she has hand painted.
Born5 May 1993 Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJanuary 2020 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 26–27)
OccupationActivist Edit this on Wikidata

Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre (May 5, 1993 – January 18, 2020) was a Mexican artist,[1][2] and activist with Mesa de Mujeres.[3] She was also a member of Hijas de su Maquilera Madre an anti-capitalist feminist collective from Ciudad Juárez, with which she protested against femicides in the city. [4]

On January 18, 2020, she was killed in Ciudad Juárez.[5] Protests were held throughout Mexico, in her name.[6][7][8][9][10]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Thompson, Nigel (2020-01-24). "Who was Isabel Cabanillas?". AL DÍA News. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  2. ^ "Artists in Mexico Are Remembering a Murdered Activist With Murals—and Raising Money for the Family She Left Behind". artnet News. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  3. ^ "Shooting death of young woman activist returns spotlight to 'femicides' in Juarez, Mexico". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. ^ "No hay justicia, a 2 años del asesinato de Isabel Cabanillas en Ciudad Juárez". www.animalpolitico.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  5. ^ Uribe, Mónica Ortiz (26 January 2020). "Activists Decry Femicides After Another Woman Is Killed In Juárez, Mexico". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  6. ^ Thompson, Nigel (2020-01-29). "Ciudad Juárez marches to honor Isabel Cabanillas and all lost to femicide in Mexico". AL DÍA News. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  7. ^ "Activist Artist Isabel Cabanillas Found Dead". BeLatina. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. ^ ""Ni Una Más": Hundreds Demand Justice for Isabel Cabanillas and Countless Other Femicide Victims". Remezcla. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  9. ^ Vulliamy, Ed (2020-02-11). "'Why did she have to die?' Mexico's war on women claims young artist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  10. ^ "Mujeres exigen frente a Bellas Artes justicia por asesinato de Isabel Cabanillas y Yunuen López - Animal Político". www.animalpolitico.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.