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2020 saw an increase in femicides; in the first seven months of 2020, reports suggested 2,000 femicides had occurred. Mexico is considered one of the countries with more femicides in Latin America and the world, among the most dangerous states is the State of Mexico, especially for one of its municipalities: Ecatepec, since in this state 84 murders were reported in the first months of the year.
In 2012, Mexico was ranked as the 16th country with the highest rates of femicides. [49] Moreover, between 2011 and 2016, there were an average of 7.6 female homicides per day. [50] In 2016, Mexico had a rate of 4.6 femicides per 100,000 women, and there were a total of 2,746 female deaths with the presumption of them being homicides. [50]
Femicides in many Latin American nations have been linked to organized crime, drug trafficking, cartel wars, and conflicts between criminal organizations and the state. [10] [34] In 2020, the National Map of Femicides in Mexico reported that up to 63% of femicides recorded in March and April were linked to organized crime in some capacity. [10]
The most recent data from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography found that at least 11,852 femicides were recorded in the first three years of López Obrador’s presidency ...
In Mexico, women have been victims of human rights violations, including violence and rape, after participating in protests, according to an Amnesty International report.
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, more than 40% of Mexican women who are 15 years old or older say they have been victims of some sort of violence in their lives.
In August 2021, a total of 108 femicides occurred in Mexico, the highest since 2019. [145] In 2016, Mexico had a rate of female homicides of 4.6 femicides per 100,000, and there were a total of 2,746 female deaths with the presumption of homicide, but that has more than doubled in the past 5 years. On average, about 10 women are killed everyday.
STORY: The 50-metre-long blimp, seen flying in the morning, read “10 femicides per day " and "No (victim) is forgotten”. A statement attributed to a group calling themselves Fuimos Todxs said ...