{"id":73419,"date":"2025-05-16T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=73419"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:22:46","slug":"international-body-to-decide-case-of-mexican-politician-censored-for-gender-comments-on-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/international-body-to-decide-case-of-mexican-politician-censored-for-gender-comments-on-x","title":{"rendered":"International Body to Decide Case of Mexican Politician Censored for Gender Comments on \u201cX\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73419\" class=\"elementor elementor-73419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-116ea244 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"116ea244\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb539e8\" data-id=\"eb539e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0a44f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0a44f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Gabriel Quadri, former Mexican congressman and presidential candidate, convicted as a \u201cpolitical violator against women\u201d for Twitter\/X posts using biologically accurate pronouns<\/li><li>ADF International has petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on his behalf<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804fe02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"804fe02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/quadri-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/quadri-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/quadri-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/quadri-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/quadri-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/quadri.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38238677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38238677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> (16 May 2025) \u2013 Former Mexican congressman and presidential candidate Gabriel Quadri\u2019s fight for free speech continues before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights as ADF International submits a brief on the merits of his case. In April 2022, Quadri was <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/petition-congressman-gabriel-quadri\">convicted<\/a>\u00a0for \u201cgender based political violence\u201d on the basis of his X (at the time Twitter) posts regarding gender.<\/p><p>Quadri was convicted following a series of posts he made on Twitter\/X expressing concern that seats in Mexico\u2019s Congress reserved for women were taken by men who identify as women, in addition to posts regarding biological reality, including with respect to women\u2019s sports.\u00a0 In addition to deleting the posts, he was forced to post a public apology drafted by the Court for 15 days at two set times per day on Twitter\/X, and to complete two courses on \u201cgender-based violence and transgender violence.\u201d Further, he was registered as a \u201cgender-based political violator.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204615ce elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"204615ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cI am committed to safeguarding every Mexican\u2019s fundamental right to speak freely. <span> My career has been dedicated to a prosperous and free Mexico for all, which demands that our country abide by its human rights obligations. I look forward to the day when all in Mexico can share their beliefs and opinions without fear of censorship or reprimand.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Gabriel Quadri, former Mexican Congressman<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34771db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34771db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201c<em>Gabriel <\/em><em>Quadri\u00a0was convicted in 2022 as a \u2018political violator\u2019 for stating the obvious fact that a man cannot be a woman .<\/em><em>In 2024, he lost his re-election bid. Now, just a few years later, sanity is being restored across the world as the tide turns against gender ideology. Countless public officials at the highest levels are stating the same things that landed Quadri with a guilty verdict. It is egregiously unjust for Quadri to have suffered the ignominy of a conviction, and having his reputation damaged because of his registration as a \u2018political violator\u2019, which could have negatively impacted<\/em><em> his re-election bid, for simply standing up for the truth,\u201d <\/em>\u00a0said<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/julio-pohl\">Julio Pohl<\/a>, ADF International\u2019s lead lawyer<\/strong> for the case.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54aa1258 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54aa1258\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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ADF International\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/petition-congressman-gabriel-quadri\">filed a petition<\/a>\u00a0with the Commission in December 2022.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In 2024, the Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/g_quadri\/status\/1749559002650816859?t=U_n3VmVQg75r4Maq0E2wWw&amp;s=08\">requested<\/a> the government of Mexico to respond to the complaint regarding Quadri\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/censorship\">censorship<\/a>\u00a0as a human rights violation under the American Convention on Human Rights.\u00a0The government has not responded and now the Commission will decide the case on the merits.<\/p><p>Pohl added: \u201c<em>We are pleased that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will decide the case on the merits. This is a pivotal moment for fundamental freedoms\u2014if elected officials are not free to debate the issues of our time, what hope is there for everyone else? The Commission should work to reach a just resolution for Mr. \u00a0<\/em><em>Quadri<\/em><em>, paving the way for greater free speech accountability in Mexico<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Inter-American Commission is one of the two bodies that make up the regional human rights adjudication system with jurisdiction over Mexico. Lengthy timeframes take a heavy toll on the service of justice, as the Quadri case shows, with over two years having passed from the original filing date.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u201cPolitical violator against women\u201d conviction for Twitter\/X Posts<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201c<em>I am committed to safeguarding every Mexican\u2019s fundamental right to speak freely. My career has been dedicated to a prosperous and free Mexico for all, which demands that our country abide by its human rights obligations. I look forward to the day when all in Mexico can share their beliefs and opinions without fear of censorship or reprimand,<\/em>\u201d\u00a0said Quadri.<\/p><p>Gabriel Quadri is a former presidential candidate and federal congressman (until 2024) in Mexico, representing the opposition National Action Party. He has been active in politics since 2012.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>As of 2019, Mexico has in place a law requiring 50\/50 representation of men and women in all branches of government. In the 2021 elections, two congressional seats reserved for women were given to males who identify as women.\u00a0<\/p><p>Quadri tweeted about the congressional seats, making the point that it is an injustice for males to take advantage of the law to gain access to political positions reserved for women. In March 2022, member of congress Salma Luevano, who identifies as a transgender woman, filed a complaint accusing Quadri of \u201cgender based political violence\u201d for his tweets.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>On April 21st, the Superior Chamber of the Federal Electoral Tribunal unanimously found Quadri guilty of \u201cgender based political violence\u201d for the tweets.\u00a0<\/p><p>Quadri\u2019s last option for domestic appeal was rejected on June 22, 2022.<\/p><p>Former Mexican Congressman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/rodrigo-ivan-cortes\">Rodrigo Iv\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s<\/a> also was charged and convicted for \u201cgender based political violence\u201d for social media posts. 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