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The student who fought to pass Mexico’s historic ‘revenge porn’ law

´óÏó´«Ã½ Inspirations 2020 winner: Ana Baquedano fought to change the law in Mexico after an ex shared her nude selfie.

As a teenager, Ana Baquedano sent a nude selfie to her boyfriend in exchange for a promise to delete it. Instead, he shared it. Ana was bullied, harassed and suffered from depression. But then she got to work making Mexican history. While Ana was still a student, she led a campaign to make 'revenge porn' a crime in her state of Yucatan - and in 2018 the historic legislation was passed.

Jo Fidgen caught up with Ana to name her one of the winners of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Inspirations 2020. For full details of the awards and Covid-19 related changes, please check the revised terms on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/inspirations.

With music from Jorge Castillo and the Fandango Fusión Fronteriza.

Producers: Asya Fouks, Maryam Maruf, Troy Holmes, Andrea Kennedy
Editor: Munazza Khan

Picture: Ana Baquedano
Credit: Courtesy of Ana Baquedano

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