Women in the state of Mexico, with the country’s highest rate of femicides, are protesting the failure of law enforcement to investigate the murders of their daughters, sisters, friends…
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In 2015, a gender alert was issued in 11 municipalities in the state of Mexico, where thousands of women and girls have been murdered and disappeared in the past decade.
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A second gender alert was issued this year in seven municipalities, including Neza and Chimalhuacán, for the high number of disappearances. They are part of the eleven municipalities in which already exists a gender alert because of femicides.
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They are now marching, led by the families, through the streets where thousands of girls and women have been killed and disappeared.
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Victims are frequently tortured or sexually abused before their deaths. 47% of women who have disappeared are between 10 and 17 years old.
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They’ve blocked a major crossroad in protest. A few schools are nearby and girls have disappeared in these streets.
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There hasn’t been any improvements in the states with a gender violence alert. Money intended for the program has been misused.
In October, an investigation from the outlet Sin Embargo revealed the funds were spent on key-rings and refrigerator magnets as part of the campaign.
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