News of gender violence

‘This can’t happen’: Teen’s murder puts spotlight on Argentina’s femicide scourge

17-10-2020 08:19 Parents of slain 16-year-old Iara Rueda join campaigners in call for improved efforts to tackle gender violence. According to the MuMaLá NGO, there have been at least 213 femicides in Argentina so far this year already.

by Nick Evans

Global pandemic

Peru says over 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

28-07-2020 00:15 A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since Covid-19 confinement began, according to officials.

Gender Violence

NGO: More than 70 femicides in Argentina during quarantine period

26-06-2020 00:01 71% of the femicides took place in the victim's home, according to the latest report from the La Casa del Encuentro NGO.

by Nadia Galán

GENDER VIOLENCE

'We are not invisible' – Activists call 'decentralised march' against femicide

11-06-2020 10:23 With a rallying cry of "No somos invisibles," Argentines across the country find a new way to stage personal demonstrations against gender violence amid the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing rules.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Campaigners renew call for ‘Ni Una Menos,’ five years on

06-06-2020 10:05 The annual march, which is normally attended by tens of thousands of people, first took place in 2015 as huge crowds came together to mobilse against femicide and gender violence.

Gender violence

Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America's 'domestic hell'

21-04-2020 07:55 Confinement in several Latin American countries to curb the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered warnings about violence against women, many of whom are forced to be locked up with their aggressor for extended periods.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Thousands rally to demand gender equality in National Feminist Strike

09-03-2020 22:48 Demonstrators call for legal and free abortion, gender-pay equality, and end to gender violence during two days of rallies across the country.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Protests, celebrations mark International Women's Day across globe

08-03-2020 16:31 From downtown Buenos Aires to the the streets of Manila, people around the world marked International Women's Day on Sunday with calls to end exploitation and increase equality.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Surge in femicides sparks renewed concerns over gender violence

07-03-2020 10:51 As demonstrators prepare to take to the streets for International Women’s Day with a host of demands, a string of femicides has once again pushed the issue to the fore.

GUEST VOICE: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

The gender power gap

07-03-2020 10:40 Gender inequality is the overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge we face. But gender equality offers solutions to some of the most intractable problems of our age.

by UN Secretary General António Guterres

ABORTION RIGHTS

Colombia court upholds law restricting access to abortion

03-03-2020 09:57 Colombia’s Constitutional Court votes in favour of upholding the nation's restrictive abortion law in a ruling that had been closely watched around Latin America.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Feminists continue struggle for women's rights in Latin America

27-02-2020 16:36 As President Alberto Fernández prepares to send an abortion reform bill to Congress, Latin America's feminists are continuing to mobilise across the continent in their fight for women's rights.

VIOLENCE IN MEXICO

Killing of seven-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico

17-02-2020 23:23 Young girl abducted from entrance of her primary school later found murdered. The killing of Fatima, 7, has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women in Mexico.

Femicide

Former Frente de Todos candidate killed by husband in femicide

20-12-2019 18:15 Laura Sirera, who ran to be a councillor earlier this year in Pilar, found dead after attack police believe was carried out by her husband, who later attempted to commit suicide.

FLASH DEMONSTRATION

Chilean battle-cry against sexual violence goes viral

05-12-2019 15:42 In the wake of national social unrest and rising femicides across the region, protesters in Santiago perform rendition of a feminist anthem making waves across the world.

Jonatan Cristaldo

Partner accuses Racing Club forward Jonatan Cristaldo of gender violence

28-11-2019 19:33 30-year-old striker called to testify next week after partner accuses him of striking her in face, causing "minor injuries." Club confirms forward is in the squad for Friday's match against Defensa y Justicia.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentines demand justice as they rally to remember those lost to femicide

27-11-2019 16:05 Argentines joined hundreds of thousands around the world in fighting for women's rights on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Demonstrators took to the Plaza del Congreso and Congress to remember those lost to femicide and advocate for an end to violence against women.

by Maria Gracia Santillana

TUCUMÁN SENATOR

Alperovich requests leave of absence from Senate after abuse allegations

26-11-2019 16:02 Senator José Alperovich continues to deny all charges of sexual abuse against him, but requests leave of absence, saying he needs time to ‘repair his honour.’

GENDER VIOLENCE

Macri promises new gender violence measures as femicides mount up

02-10-2019 14:33 President vows "concrete measures" as part of re-election campaign. Announcement comes a day after MuMalá feminist organisation reveals there has been a femicide every 32 hours in Argentina since the turn of the year.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Concern rises after Argentina sees four femicides in just one weekend

16-09-2019 17:08 Campaigners demand action after women were found dead in Neuquén, Chascomus, Santa Fe and Lomas de Zamora in just 48 hours. At least 178 femicides have been recorded in Argentina since the turn of the year.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Mexicans march in silence to demand safety and justice for women

09-09-2019 07:28 Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Mexico City to demand justice for loved ones, girls and countless women who have been sexually assaulted, murdered or gone missing in one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a female.

FEMICIDE REPORT

155 femicides in Argentina in first half of 2019

31-08-2019 13:21 Ten years after national legislation aiming to prevent gender violence, new data shows it continues to persist.

by Lucas Robinson

BUENOS AIRES

Russian disqualified from World Tango competition over 'punch'

22-08-2019 09:42 The incident happened after the duo, a husband and wife, took part in the semi-final of the competition on Tuesday in the capital.

Femicide

Spike in femicides raises alert in Bolivia

16-07-2019 10:30 Death of 26-year-old woman Mery Vila sheds light on troubling trend

Ni Una Menos

Women march on Congress to demand action on gender violence

04-06-2019 06:18 There were 278 officially recorded cases of gender-based violence in Argentina in 2018, according to an annual report from the country’s Women’s Office (OM). NGOs, however, believe the true figure was much higher.