Every June 3 in Argentina, for the last 10 years, demonstrators have taken to the streets across the nation for a day of protest and remembrance. The annual “Ni Una Menos” rally is a response to a sobering reality: nationwide, one woman is killed every 33 hours.
Since the first Ni Una Menos mobilisation in June 2015, 2,590 femicides have been recorded in Argentina. The struggle continues, with fists raised in memory of those no longer with us.
An observatory with the MuMaLá (Mujeres de la Matria Latinoamericana) organisation has documented 2,590 femicides, related femicides and trans/travesti murders across Argentina over the past decade. The group’s report shows that the most violent year was 2017, with 304 cases recorded.
On average, between 250 and 270 femicides occur each year in Argentina.
The MuMaLá report also highlights a rise in attempted femicides, with 2,647 such cases reported in the past five years.
In an interview with the Noticias Argentinas news agency, MuMaLá President Victoria Aguirre, said: “As of today, we are talking about one femicide every 33 hours – and what really concerns us is that for each of those, there are two attempts. That is violence playing out on a daily basis, in its worst form.”
MuMaLá’s report is based on ongoing monitoring of media coverage, court websites and local collaborations. So far this year, 95 femicides have already been recorded.
“It’s genuinely very difficult to keep up with the daily toll of violence. Without the local presence we have through MuMaLá, a lot of what happens in remote areas of Chaco [Province] would go unnoticed,” Aguirre explained.
Asked about the geographical distribution of cases, she confirmed that “Buenos Aires is the province with the most recorded cases: 44 femicides in 2025.:
However, she stressed that this needs to be understood in light of its population: “What’s concerning are the numbers in Mendoza and Córdoba with six each, Chaco with five, and Santa Fe with eight. In those places, because the population is lower, the impact is felt more acutely.”
Aguirre also pointed out that the only year with a significant drop was 2021, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic: “What did spike sharply then were attempted femicides. Being stuck 24/7 with an abusive partner was a major issue.”
To mark the tenth anniversary of Ni Una Menos, Andrea Lescano – the mother of Micaela García, who was murdered in 2017 – also spoke out, airing a warning call.
It is “a very important day for all of us in feminist organisations,” said an emotional Lescano. “I do it for my daughter, who is no longer here, and for the girls we support through the foundation. It’s a way to keep Mica’s memory alive.”
Andrea was the driving force behind the ‘Ley Micaela,’ which mandates gender training for all three branches of government. In her view, the law brought visibility to the issue, but there is still a long way to go.
“Now you hear people say: ‘I’m suffering economic violence’ or ‘psychological violence’ – things that didn’t used to be recognised. But it’s also true that policies have been scrapped, and this government [led by President Javier Milei] is not prioritising the issue,” said Lescano.
also emphasised the need for in-person workshops with opportunities for discussion: “Online sessions aren’t enough. This subject demands human contact. I’ve taken virtual workshops myself and got nothing out of them. I needed to ask questions, to exchange ideas – and that was missing.”
Even today, a decade on, the memory of her daughter remains strong. Lescano said she misses “the determination she brought to everything – She had such a broad outlook and could solve the simplest things with astonishing clarity.”
“Today, we’re stuck – and we can’t move forward like she did” when she was alive, added the mother.
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