Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Activists in Mexico as well as other human rights organizations have criticized the Mexican government for its conduct and claimed these actions are human rights violations. [8] The Police response along with activists' critiques has led to rallies and protests around police stations in order to garner support and further raise awareness. [26]
On 9 February 2020, Ingrid Escamilla Vargas, a 25-year-old woman living in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, was murdered by her boyfriend, Erik Francisco Robledo Rosas in an act of femicide. Robledo was convicted and sentenced to the maximum penalty of 70 years in prison. [1] [2]
Women activists demonstrate against the femicide of Bianca Alejandrina, a 20-year-old girl known as Alexis on November 11, 2020 in Mexico City. (Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty Images)
Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre (May 5, 1993 – January 18, 2020) was a Mexican artist, [1] [2] and activist with Mesa de Mujeres. [3] She was also a member of Hijas de su Maquilera Madre an anti-capitalist feminist collective from Ciudad Juárez, with which she protested against femicides in the city.
A metal barrier erected around Mexico’s National Palace ahead of planned International Women’s Day demonstrations has been turned into a memorial by activists.This footage, posted to Twitter ...
A group of crime victims and women activists have taken over the offices of Mexico’s governmental Human Rights Commission, leading to a stand-off Tuesday in which both sides expressed worries ...
In an attempt to accurately quantify femicide cases, local activist Maria Salguero has created an interactive map tracking femicides based on local and national news reports. [86] In addition, community organizations such as Casa Amiga, a rape crisis shelter in Juarez, have made an effort at collecting femicide cases at the border. [87]
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz [1] [2] (June 12, 1958 – December 16, 2010) was a Mexican social activist from Juarez, Chihuahua, who was assassinated while protesting the 2008 murder of her daughter. [ 3 ]