Additional information provided by the observatory reveals that some victims were migrants and that the context of drug-related crime also plays a role in this tragedy. Related: Argentina: Salta Province Extends Social Emergency Due to Gender-Based Violence In a context marked by growing social alarm, a recent report from the “Adriana Marisel Zambrano” Femicide Observatory […]

This approach has generated concern among feminist and human rights organizations, who see this decision as a step backward in the fight against gender-based violence Related: Argentina: Salta Province Extends Social Emergency Due to Gender-Based Violence The Argentine government, led by the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, has announced the elimination of the femicide […]

The report indicates that most feminicides were committed by couples (18 cases) and ex-partners (10), reflecting an alarming trend of domestic violence. Related: Mothers in Chiapas Start a Hunger Strike to Demand Justice for Disappearances and Feminicides The Public Ministry of Paraguay revealed that this alarming figure was announced in a statement detailing the statistics […]

Hope is now focused on the new administration of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, who has promised to address these issues. In her inaugural address, Sheinbaum called for recognition of “the anonymous heroines” of the country, including women who fight daily for their rights. Related: Colombia’s Ombudsman Reports 745 Femicides in First Ten Months of […]

With the slogan “Stop femicide!” they denounced the alarming number of murders of women and girls in the African nation.Hundreds of Kenyan protesters rallied on Tuesday in the streets of Nairobi (capital) to denounce the increase in femicide cases in the African country, while they were repressed by the police. Related:Kenya: Leader Condemns Rising Femicide […]

Mariana Isasi, head of UNFPA in Argentina, stressed the need for a collective commitment to ensure the protection and well-being of women and girls. She proposed a comprehensive approach that includes prevention, assistance to victims, punishment for aggressors, and the promotion of gender equality. Related: Argentina: Salta Province Extends Social Emergency Due to Gender-Based Violence […]

Police statistics indicate more than 100 women have been killed in separate incidents between August and November. On Wednesday, Kenyan President William Ruto condemned the alarming rise in femicide cases across the country, urging collective efforts to protect women from gender-based violence. Related:Kenya: Farmers fight against GMOs Ruto, who addressed a televised news conference in […]

On Thursday, Colombia’s Vice President and Minister of Equality and Equity, Francia Márquez, attended the installation of the VI High Level Round Table for the Prevention of Feminicides to be held in Popayán, Cauca (west). Related: Colombian Senate Approves President Petro’s Pension Reform This action, among others, is one of the actions undertaken by the […]

During the emergency regime in El Salvador, 236 deaths were reported within prisons, of which 12 were women and one was a baby, due to lack of medical care. RELATED: New Ideas Party Achieves 28 Out of 44 Salvadoran Mayoralties Since March 2022, when the state of emergency came into force, 12 women have died […]