10 . Anti-racist demonstrations against the murder of Lucrecia Pérez
Name of the initiative
Year Participants Status
Anti-racist demonstrations against the murder of Lucrecia Pérez
1992-2022
Racialised communities and various anti-racist associations in Spain
Description
The tragic murder of Lucrecia Pérez was of huge importance in the Spanish state , marking the beginning of the systematisation of recording hate crimes in Spain . The judicial report characterises this case as “ murder ” due to its premeditation , and the abrupt and surprising nature of its execution . The underlying intention was to instil fear among immigrants , as “ people of African origin were targeted and the choice was made to attack them ”.
Over the years , numerous demonstrations have taken place in Spanish cities , such as in 2017 when racialised communities took to the streets to demand the repeal of the immigration law on the 25th anniversary of the death of Lucrecia Pérez , an immigrant murdered in Madrid on 13 November 1992 . These demonstrations not only remembered Lucrecia but also other people murdered at the hands of institutional racism : Mame Mbaye , killed after a police chase ; Mohamed Bouderbala , who died in the immigration detention centre in Archidona ... In addition , in 2016 the municipal group Ahora Madrid in Moncloa-Aravaca presented the proposal to change the name of the square in Aravaca called Cirilo Martín Martín to Lucrecia Pérez .
Links and sources :
El Mundo ( 09 / 01 / 2016 ). Ahora Madrid propone nombrar una plaza de Aravaca como Lucrecia Pérez en honor a la asesinada por xenofobia . Available at : https :// www . elmundo . es / madrid / 2016 / 01 / 09 / 56911457ca4741ff208b4616 . html El diario ( 12 / 11 / 2017 ). Una multitudinaria manifestación en Madrid pide el fin del “ racismo estructural ” en España . Available at : https :// www . eldiario . es / desalambre / centenarespersonas-marchan-racismo-madrid _ 1 _ 3068916 . html Izquierda diario ( 13 / 11 / 2020 ). Manifestación en homenaje a Lucrecia Pérez : el racismo institucional sigue intacto y se profundiza . Available at : https :// www . izquierdadiario . es / Manifestacion-en-homenaje-a-Lucrecia-Perez-el-racismoinstitucional-sigue-intacto-y-se-profundiza 05 / 11 / 2022 . “ La lucha por el recuerdo de Lucrecia Pérez revive tres décadas después del primer asesinato racista de España ”. Available at : https :// www . eldiario . es / madrid / lucharecuerdo-lucrecia-perez-revive-tres-decadas-despues-primer-asesinato-racistaespana _ 1 _ 9677250 . html 13 / 11 / 2021 . “ Se cumplen 29 años del asesinato racista de Lucrecia Pérez , primer crimen xenófobo de la democracia española ”. Available at : https :// www . publico . es / espana / asesinato-racista-lucrecia-perez-cumplen-29-anosasesinato-racista-lucrecia-perez-primer-crimen-xenofobo-democracia-espanola . html News . 25 años de la muerte de Lucrecia : “ El día en que España comenzó a hablar de racismo ” https :// elpais . com / politica / 2017 / 11 / 12 / actualidad / 1510495824 _ 945058 . html
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