“It is one of the most dangerous places to be born a woman in the world because of the many different forms of violence they face” says @fernandavanegas about the plague of violence against women in El Salvador. The small country has the highest femicide rate in the world.
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For more on El Salvador, check out Episode 2 of the Spotlight: Justice for Women podcast:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/audio/central-americas-pulgarcito-confronting-crisis-violence-against-women-el-salvador …
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@LATAMProg brought together a panel of experts for a discussion about gender disparities in Latin America and the impact of COVID-19.https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/webcast-impact-covid-19-gender-disparities-latin-america …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
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@AdriQguatemala remarked that "We have a lack of implementation of specialized laws to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls. Only half of the countries in the region have legislation specialized on femicide.”5 replies 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread
“In Argentina alone, there were 19 femicides from March 20 to April 20, according to official figures. More recent data, from the Observatorio Ahora Que Si Nos Ven, reported 49 femicides from March 20 to May 10, or approximately one woman killed every 24 hours” #NiUnaMenos
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