Tag: Feminicide
Mothers in Chiapas Start a Hunger Strike to Demand Justice for Disappearances and Feminicides
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 […]
December 18, 2024
Kenya: Police Repress Demostration Against Feminicide
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 […]
December 10, 2024
Argentina: More Than 2,400 Femicides Have Left 2,047 Children Without Mothers Over the Past Decaded
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 […]
November 25, 2024
Kenya: Leader Condemns Rising Femicide Cases
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 […]
November 21, 2024
Colombia: Mechanism for the Prevention of Femicides to be Installed
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 […]
April 26, 2024
El Salvador: 12 Women and a Baby Have Died Inside Prisons Since 2022
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 […]