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Murdering of Women: The Other Epidemic of Mexico

Spanish professor Alejandra Marquez Guajardo said, "Femicides are a major public health concern" for the country, too, and this one, she continued, will even stay longer the pandemic almost the entire world has now.
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City

Mounting Cases of Domestic Violence: A Chilling Consequence of Quarantine

Women’s rights activists and abuse analysts believe that people are now more aware and alert to the abuse at home.

Trans Woman Speaks For Justice

Trans woman now fights for justice as her trans women friends were murdered (Photo : Wikipedia ) On a sunny Friday morning in Mexico City, Mexico Kenya Cuevas reports crimes that happened to the offices of Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE).

AMLO’s Response to the Historic Femicide Protest

The day after thousands of women marched, the statements from AMLO came. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) The President had reiterated his pledge to deal with all types of violence and crime in the world when he was asked by the media at his daily news conference whether all the upsurge of outrage would have a real effect on his policies or usher in a shift of focus.
A demonstrator holds an aerosol flame to a building during a protest marking International Women's Day, in downtown Mexico City

Protesters Attack Mexico National Palace

In Mexico City, activists have struck the National Palace gates. (Photo : Reuters) The Mexican figures of brutality are disturbing. A year ago on this day, March 8, the number was nine ladies killed a day.
Protest against gender-based violence after the murder of seven-year-old Fatima Cecilia Aldrighett, outside the National Palace in Mexico City

Mexican President Focuses on Raffle, Not Femicide Protest

AMLO’s failure to focus his attention on the country’s “femicide crisis” gave rise to a women’s strike to make their absence felt.
women Striking during international women's day

Mexico: A Day Without Women, Did It Make a Difference?

Thousands of women joined the strike in protest of the rising number of gender violence in the country.
Women take part in a protest to demand justice for victims of femicide and gender violence in Ciudad Juarez

Are Tabloids Profiting From Exploitation of Violence Against Women in Mexico?

Critics claim that the tabloids of Mexico's crime often make the dead victims more shocking and provocative.
Songwriter Vivir Quintana reacts before a rehearsal of "Song Without Fear", a song against femicide, with members of the female collective of Latin-American singers and authors 'El Palomar', at Zocalo square in Mexico City

Song Without Fear: A Songwriter’s Cry to End Femicide in Mexico

A feminist hymn was written to protest the widespread violence and brutal killings of women in Mexico.
A woman carries a red long handmade crochet to represent blood alongside others during a protest to demand justice for victims of femicides and gender violence

Women of Mexico Are Protesting for Gender Equality on International Women’s Day

Mexican women decided to march on International Women’s Day due to gender violence. In Mexico, the killings of women and young girls have increased dramatically in recent years.
Women protesting violence and femicide

Mexican Women Urge Government to Put A Stop To Violence And Femicide

Hundred of women in Mexico are now protesting over the government's empty promises to end violence against women.
A woman cries as she protests against gender violence and femicides at Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City

Cases of Femicide in Mexico Continue to Increase

Mexico registers more femicide deaths this year. (Photo : Reuters) Maria Salguero, a geophysicist and founder of the National Map of Femicides in Mexico studied the number of victims of femicide in the country and stated that the number of femicides has increased from five or six death to ten to eleven deaths a day.
 silhouetted woman walks with a rose without a pistil by the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church

Mexican Bishops Reach Out to Those Affected By Femicide

The Bishops held a conference to address the issue on femicide (Photo : Reuters) During the Mexican bishop's conference, the bishops released a statement regarding the increasing number of femicide and letting everyone know about their campaign on educating people with regard to women's dignity.
Women raise their hands as they protest against gender violence and femicide in Puebla

Women Protest for Their Lives: Fighting Femicide in Latin America

Thousands of protestors took to the streets in response to femicide outside Mexico’s presidential palace.
Fatima

7-Year-Old Girl Found Wrapped in Plastic Bag in Mexico City

Authorities arrested a woman and a man late Wednesday for the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl who was found wrapped in a plastic bag a day later.
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