News of femicides

Murders surge in Brazil despite pandemic

20-10-2020 08:52 Number of murders and other violent deaths in Brazil increased 7.1% in first half of the year, despite lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

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

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sabina Frederic: ‘Security means protecting people, not repression’

08-08-2020 08:37 During almost eight months leading the Security Ministry, social anthropologist and university professor Sabina Frederic has found herself under criticism from both Sergio Berni and Horacio Verbitsky. In a feature-length interview, she discusses those debates, Sergio Maldonado, Facundo Castro and why mediation should be prioritised over the violent use of force.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

May 31- June 6: What we learned this week

06-06-2020 09:12 A round-up of frontpage stories from the last week in Argentina.

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.

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.

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

News of femicides

Murders surge in Brazil despite pandemic

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

Sabina Frederic: ‘Security means protecting people, not repression’

May 31- June 6: What we learned this week

Surge in femicides sparks renewed concerns over gender violence

Macri promises new gender violence measures as femicides mount up

Concern rises after Argentina sees four femicides in just one weekend

155 femicides in Argentina in first half of 2019

Argentina is slowly shifting its monetary policy instrument

Bolivia’s new president can’t ride Latin America’s ‘pink tide’

Latin America won’t see pre-virus growth until 2023, IMF says

Economy Ministry takes steps to relieve pressure on currency markets

Government approves return of domestic flights

La nueva fórmula de movilidad jubilatoria estaría "antes de diciembre"

La conexión argentina con el mayor secuestro de cocaína de la historia de Paraguay

"Que florezcan 1000 flores": el PJ se moviliza el 27 para recordar a Néstor Kirchner

Violento cruce verbal entre Grabois y Ventura: "Usted tiene bajo nivel intelectual"

Mariano Macri a Mauricio: "No te importó la salud del viejo ni la enfermedad de mi hija"