A popular mantra parroted by politicians used to be “We’ve come a long way,” usually referring to how far the nation has come since the days of Jim Crow, Texas Ranger lynchings of Mexican Americans or the internment of…
Wrapping up his trip to India, Trump held a press conference (though his White House hasn’t had a press briefing in 300+ days and that’s unprecedented; The Conversation). During his briefing, Trump made it known he didn’t like what…
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How bad is violence against women in Mexico? Bad enough to have this.
Apr 22, 2016, 9:19 AM 0
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista The epidemic of gender-based violence in Mexico did not end with Juarez. It continues to threaten the safety and livelihoods of women in most major cities in the country. Six women are murdered…
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Women Never Forgotten: The Murals and Memorials of Ciudad Juarez
Aug 11, 2015, 11:00 AM 0
Frontera NorteSur Near the intersection of Vicente Guerrero and Lopez Mateos in Ciudad Juarez, local artist Maclovio describes a hypnotizing mural that honors three female victims of disappearance and homicide-Esmeralda Castillo Rincon, Rosa Virginia Hernandez Cano and Adriana Sarmiento….
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Faced with a femicide pandemic, Mexican government issues first-ever “gender alert”
Jul 29, 2015, 3:43 PM 0
LatinaLista — Femicide, the killing of women, has dominated headlines in Mexico ever since now-deceased Juarez activist Esther Chavez first brought the gruesome activity to international attention in the 1990s. According to the National Citizen Femicide Observatory, a coalition…
By Kay Valle Infosurhoy.com Ninety-eight percent of femicides remain unsolved due to the lack of resources, according to Honduras’ Special Public Prosecutor for Women. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – One female was killed every 13 hours in the Central American nation…
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Q&A with Molly Molloy: The Story of the Juarez Femicides is a ‘Myth’
Jan 10, 2014, 4:22 PM 0
By Christopher Hooks Texas Observer For years, a specter hung over Ciudad Juárez. In the 1990s, the largest city on the Texas-Mexico border became infamous for its gruesome “femicides” — the murders of hundreds of women. The murders, held…
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One Guatemalan woman’s quest for justice inspires a film and continent-wide campaign
Nov 27, 2013, 1:13 PM 0
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Described as a David versus Goliath story, Justice for my Sister is the debut feature-length documentary from Kimberly Bautista that tracks one woman’s heroic journey to prosecute the man who murdered her sister. Adela Chacon…
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Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
May 16, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Mayela Sanchez Global Press Institute A group of mostly women remember victims of gender-based killings by embroidering their stories on handkerchiefs and displaying them at local demonstrations and events. There were more than 34,000 feminicides in Mexico from…
By Edward Fox InSight Crime Since the “Northern Triangle” of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala emerged as the main corridor for US-bound drugs, it has become one of the deadliest places in the world to be a woman, and…
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Guest Voz: Esther Chavez Cano Added Up the Devastation of Gender Violence
Feb 26, 2010, 4:18 PM 3
By Theresa Braine Esther Chavez Cano died in Juarez, Mexico in December 2009 after losing a battle with cancer, but Esther fought another battle that to many seemed like she was losing but had achieved a victory to the…
