President Pena Nieto Opens New National Victims Attention Agency Mautilio Soto - The News
go to original January 16, 2014

Peña Nieto said that justice shouldn’t only mean punishing the guilty, but also defending victims’ rights. (Facebook)

MEXICO CITY – President Enrique Peña Nieto officially opened the National Victims Attention Agency earlier this week, saying that the government has an “unavoidable commitment” to those who suffer rights violations.

He said that proof of his commitment was the General Victims Law he passed shortly after being elected, which he classified as a “vanguard legislation” that established the Executive Victims Attention Commission.

“Today marks the beginning of the Mexican governing body in charge of defining and applying public policy in support of victims,” Peña Nieto said, adding, “Its function will be determinant in the design of more efficient programs and actions, such as the improvement of coordination schemes between the three levels of government and civil organizations.”

The new National Victims Attention Agency replaces the former Crime Victim Protection Agency, better known as Provictima.

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