Murders of women in Mexico rise amid fears of lockdown violence
APRIL 27, 2020 / 5:26 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Oscar Lopez, Christine Murray
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MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Almost 1,000 women were murdered in Mexico in the first three months of this year, according to government data, showing a spike in violence that combined with coronavirus lockdown measures, advocates say, puts women in double jeopardy.
The rate was 8% higher than in the same period last year, according to the data.
“The deadliest pandemic for women in our country, more than the coronavirus, is feminicidal violence,” said Congresswoman Martha Tagle from the opposition Citizens’ Movement party.
“Today, violence is the greatest threat to all the rights for women that we have had recognized with great effort,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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