In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei's government has announced it will repeal the crime of femicide from the penal code.

Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he ...

In the face of the femicide crisis in Colombia, a second crisis persists: hundreds of children are left orphaned each year ...

and #NiUnaMenos in Latin America, fighting to end this violence. Femicide is broadly understood as the killing of a woman or ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

The Mexican political landscape reveals how forms of violence and oppression can be reproduced and reinforced through the ...

The new change typifies femicide in a specific article, and no longer as just another variation of homicide. Penalties went up from 12 to 30 years of imprisonment to 20 to 40 years.

At least 18 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have adopted femicide laws since 2007. Before these laws were enacted, the killing of women and girls were treated under the ...

At least 18 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have adopted femicide laws since 2007. Before these laws were enacted, the killing of women and girls were treated under the ...

At least 18 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have adopted femicide laws since 2007. Before these laws were enacted, the killing of women and girls were treated under the broad ...