Sandra Rosa Camacho Flores, a social activist, former candidate for mayor of Temoac for the Labor Party, and current municipal delegate (2025-2028), was shot dead in her home this Thursday, confirmed the Attorney General's Office of the State of Morelos. According to official information and community organizations, Camacho Flores participated in neighborhood, cultural activities, and indigenous collectives in the region, in addition to working as a seamstress specializing in uniforms and dance attire. The homicide occurred after the activist herself had publicly denounced extortion networks and violence in the eastern part of the state. On August 11, 2025, during the State Coordination Table for the Construction of Peace and Security, she warned that her life was in danger and requested the presence of the National Guard. 'He has the obligation to attend in the best way and not continue to violate,' added Ramírez. The murder of Sandra Rosa Camacho, which occurred on March 26, presents similarities in the method of execution with the murder of activist Samir Flores Soberanes in 2019, according to a statement from the Front of Peoples in Defense of Land and Water. According to the position, in both cases the aggressor went to the victim's home with a pretext to get her out and subsequently shot at point-blank range. 'The information I have is in that sense'. The statements contrast with positions from the state government itself, which recognized her as a 'recognized social leader,' and from the Secretariat of Women, which described her as 'a woman committed to her community.' Members of community organizations pointed out that these comments invisibilize her work. 'I find it very regrettable that they minimize the work that compañera Sandra was doing... The community work is minimized,' expressed Karina Vara. Fabiola Del Jurado indicated: 'Sandra's work does not start now; it comes from the struggle that her parents have maintained in Temoac'. For her part, Delia Ramírez considered that it is a matter of 'institutional violence... and then say that everything is calm, when we know that is not the case'. The collectives qualified the official's position as 'machista, patriarchal and misogynistic' and requested a review of his performance, as well as his training in gender perspective and human rights. In their statement, they indicated that Camacho Flores held a community position and that her murder constitutes political violence by gender reason. The groups also requested urgent protection measures in the eastern region of Morelos, where —they indicated— at least six feminicides have been registered so far this year, and demanded the effective application of security protocols. Undersecretary denies activism; collectives accuse institutional violence. The Undersecretary of Government, Miguel Ángel Peláez Gerardo, denied that Sandra Rosa Camacho Flores was an activist or human rights defender, which generated rejection from indigenous and feminist collectives. 'The population is calm, everything is calm...', affirmed the official when referring to the situation in the area. In this context, the crime has been interpreted by collectives as a fact that transcends the individual. The Front qualified the murder as a feminicide with political implications and warned that this type of attack sends a message of intimidation to those who participate in organizational processes in the communities. To date, state authorities have not reported any detainees in this case. According to antecedents, she maintains family ties with Angelina 'N', former municipal treasurer, currently in prison for crimes such as express kidnapping and extortion. After the murder, the state government reported that the corresponding protocols were activated to clarify the case. You may be interested|Reina García, Ayuuk teacher; collectives and community demand justice. Organizations such as Indigenous Women Community Leaders (MILC) and the Coordinator of Indigenous and Popular Cultural Groups (CGCIP) demanded that the homicide be investigated as a feminicide. In Camacho Flores's case, it was indicated that a person knocked on her door with the argument of delivering a cooperation for the church; upon leaving, she received a shot to the head. The Front pointed out that this coincidence reinforces the hypothesis of a modus operandi directed against community leadership in the eastern region of Morelos. Community organizations have documented an increase in violence in Temoac in recent months. In that intervention, she referred to cases of 'floor payment' and armed incidents. At that event, Governor Margarita González Saravia assured that the complaints would be addressed 'immediately, regardless of who presented them'. Last February, Mayor Valentín Lavín Romero suffered an attack in Jonacatepec, after which he temporarily withdrew from office. Regarding the victim, he stated: 'She is not a human rights defender nor a journalist'.
