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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…

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Young Women Make Political Demands in Mexico’s Biennial Lesbian March

Mar 25, 2013, 2:09 PM 0

By Mayela Sanchez Global Press Institute Young women accounted for the majority of participants in the sixth lesbian march in Mexico City last weekend. As many as 7,000 people attended this year’s gathering. Distinct from the festive annual gay…

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Violence against women rapes a whole society

Mar 9, 2009, 10:34 AM 1

LatinaLista — Violence against women is a worldwide phenomenon that pits abused women against society and their respective judicial systems. It’s only through men and women working together to create solutions can long-lasting change occur and put a halt…