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As of February 2005, the number of murdered women in Ciudad Juarez since 1993 is estimated to be more than 370. [50] In 2005, journalist Lydia Cacho published a book, Demons of Eden, exposing Mexican politicians and business leaders' large roles in a child sex trade spanning Mexico. She was abducted and harassed by police officers in response. [51]
More than 500 women were killed between 1993 and 2011 in Ciudad Juárez, a city in northern Mexico. [1] [2] The murders of women and girls received international attention primarily due to perceived government inaction in preventing the violence and bringing perpetrators to justice. [3]
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.
There have been more than 60 homicides in Juárez so far in October, including 10 last weekend. This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Mexico troops find arsenal after Juárez border ...
A common grave in a county cemetery in Juárez is the final resting place for many unidentified bodies, including migrants who die in the border city attempting to or entering the United States.
Juarez had established a pharmaceutical company in which Rojas is an investor. Rojas later arranged to produce black-market versions of pharmaceutical drugs, turning in more profit. After Juarez objected to the production, Rojas later had him killed in a skiing "accident" which allowed him to take over the company and turn it into a full ...
“I want to scream so loudly,” Claudia said. “I feel like my sister’s scream, when she was being killed, couldn’t be heard. So now I want to scream, so she can be heard.” ...
As a result of the agreement, industries expanded and the three countries were able to trade at low cost. American industries such as General Electric, Alcoa and DuPont transferred their factory locations to Juarez, Mexico to take advantage of the cheap labor. [59] [60] In fact 80% of border factories/maquiladoras in Juarez are U.S. owned. [61]