11 hours ago · Femicide is a serious problem in Argentina. Last year alone, there were nearly three hundred reported cases. Néstor “Yuyo” García, whose daughter, Micaela García, was a victim of femicide ...

1 day ago · In Argentina, femicide is an aggravated form of homicide, defined as a murder committed by a man against a woman in the context of gender-based violence.

2 days ago · Femicide — the murder of a woman by a man because of her gender — was added to Argentina's penal code as a specific offence in 2012, and is punishable with a life sentence.

Mar 1, 2024 · Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one...

6 days ago · This is the case in Argentina, where the only distinctive element of femicide is the context of “gender violence” in which the crime must occur, pursuant to the 2012 Ley N. 26.791. Like the Chilean provision, the Argentinian law explicitly requires the perpetrator to be a man, and the victim to be a woman, therefore excluding femicide in ...

Mar 1, 2024 · Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one killing per day underscoring the deadly threat to women.

Nov 25, 2024 · In the last ten years, Argentina has recorded over 2,400 femicides, resulting in at least 2,047 children losing their mothers. This alarming statistic was presented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Women as …

Jan 17, 2020 · Natalia’s death has added to the brutal femicide statistics in Argentina, where one woman is killed every 32 hours, according to the Women’s Office of the Supreme Court of Justice. Thousands of...

Jan 13, 2020 · Natalia’s death has added to brutal statistics in Argentina, where one woman is killed every 32 hours, according to the Women’s Office of the Supreme Court of Justice. Thousands of women in...

Feb 24, 2021 · Femicide of 18-year-old Ursula Bahillo pushed thousands into the streets of Buenos Aires this month to demand action.