Digna Ochoa | |
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Born | Digna Ochoa y Plácido[1] May 15, 1964 |
Died | October 19, 2001 Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 37)
Cause of death | Assassination by gunshots |
Education | Universidad Veracruzana |
Digna Ochoa (born Digna Ochoa y Plácido; May 15, 1964 – October 19, 2001)[2] was a human rights lawyer in Mexico.[3] During her career, Ochoa had represented some of Mexico's poorest constituents against government interests.[4] On October 19, 2001, she was assassinated by unknown assailants inside of her office in Mexico City. Mexican state authorities initially declared her death a suicide, however amongst objections from human rights activists the investigation into her death was reopened in 2005.[4] In 2021, Mexico admitted wrongdoing in the investigation of Ochoa's assassination.[5]