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Femicide rises in Mexico
Women's groups warn of government inaction
A woman paints a mural on the ‘Camino Mujeres Libres y Seguras’ or Free and Safe Women’s Walkway, in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City
FEMICIDE rose in Mexico in the first six months of last year, according to official statistics, with at least 1,844 women murdered in the Central American country, an increase of 10 from the previous year.
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography recorded a total of 17,123 murders between January and June 2020, meaning that Mexico has the world’s sixth-highest homicide rate. El Salvador and Jamaica topped the list.
Roughly two-thirds of women have experienced some form of violence, the institute said. Nonetheless, the government has slashed budgets for shelters and the National Institute of Women.
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