Terrorizing women: feminicide in the Américas
Terrorizing women: feminicide in the Américas
Preface: feminist keys for understanding feminicide: theoretical, political, and legal construction / Marcela Lagarde y de los R"os -- Introduction: a cartography of feminicide in the Américas / Rosa-Linda Fregoso and Cynthia Bejarano -- Localizing feminicide : testimonio / Eva …
More than 600 women and girls have been murdered and more than 1,000 have disappeared in the Mexican state of Chihuahua since 1993. Violence against women has increased throughout Mexico and in other countries, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru. Law enforcemen…
Over the past two decades, parts of Latin America, including Mexico & Argentina, have witnessed a disturbing rise in violence against women, including homocide. This collection examines the scope of this problem & considers the disinterest shown by many law enforcement bodies.