Social Movements

Citizen Movement For Justice June 5

The ABC Nursery fire occurred on June 5, 2009 in Hermosillo, Sonora. 176 infants and approximately 50 employees were at the scene. 49 boys and girls died, and 76 were injured, all under the age of five. The children's stay operated by the model of surrogacy by the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), for which there is not a person detained as allegedly responsible. There are a total of 19 officials involved, among which are the ex-Governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, and Juan Molinar Horcasitas, who served as director of the IMSS and is now director of the Rafael Preciado Hernández Foundation.

After the unfortunate event, the parents of the 176 children began a movement to demand justice and to be able to punish all those involved from the three levels of government: municipal, state and federal.

Process of deindividualization

The process was carried out on a mandatory basis since it was not because the parents revealed themselves, they just looked for justica by joining. They created the group with the intention of being heard.

Progress or results from the movement

They managed to pass the General Law for the Provision of Services for the Care, Care and Integral Development of Children, which serves for events such as that of the ABC Nursery, not to be repeated. But it does not have regulations, therefore, it can be applied to the interpretation of the judges.