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She was imprisoned for almost eight months, until June 12th when the court ordered her release. On June 13th, she left the Magdalena prison to await trial while free.

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"She is a survivor of violence"

“From the Lawyers' Guild, together with the families and organizations participating in the National March Against Police Brutality, we believe it is important to inform the public about Higui's legal situation and the prospects for a possible trial, so that we can collectively consider solidarity actions,” says the statement, which invites alternative journalists and activists. The meeting will be held this [date/date]. Monday, December 4th at 6 PM at Rincón 1041, 1st floorin the City of Buenos Aires. To attend, it is necessary Please confirm your attendance by emailing libertadahiguiya@gmail.com “The law doesn’t take into account the background of this: the harassment, threats, and previous attacks she suffered in that neighborhood at the hands of those same men, members of a gang. She had to move from that neighborhood because of attacks against her and her family. All Higui did was defend herself, and her testimony isn’t even considered,” says the lawyer. She adds, “It also doesn’t take into account that she is a survivor of attacks and violence throughout her life for being poor and a lesbian.”

"We don't want victims, we want equality"

Since its re-establishment in 2008, after most of its members were disappeared by the last military dictatorship, the Lawyers' Guild has taken on various cases related to the criminalization of social protest, as well as emblematic cases of women such as that of Yanina González—accused of abandoning and killing her two-year-old daughter and finally acquitted after a year and seven months in prison—and of Ailén and Marina Jara, two sisters who tried to defend themselves against a neighbor who had harassed them for years and were accused of attempted murder, for which they were sentenced to two years and three months in prison. “The Guild will defend any woman who defends herself against an attack. Because once we are killed, there is a life sentence for the other person. But if we defend ourselves… We don't want victims, we want equality. We want women to defend themselves and have an active role. A life sentence for the murderer is useless to us,” the lawyer explained.