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Honduras on 'red alert' over female murders, say activists
Honduras on 'red alert' over female murders, say activists
6 July 2017
Honduras is on "red alert" over the number of women being murdered, according to the country's rights activists.
Members of 20 different women's groups have banded together to highlight the problem, saying at least 18 women were killed in the past two weeks.
The organisations say out of 463 women murdered last year, only 15 cases were investigated.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40518212