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The scourge of femicide in Mexico: Impunity reigns in state of Morelos
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The scourge of femicide in Mexico: Impunity reigns in state of Morelos Issued on: Modified: When Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in 2024, she pledged to tackle violence against women. And while femicides have fallen since she took office, the numbers remain alarming, with around 520 murders so far this year. In the small state of Morelos, just outside the capital Mexico City, four female students have been murdered since January, including a Spanish woman on an...
The scourge of femicide in Mexico: Impunity reigns in state of Morelos
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When Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in 2024, she pledged to tackle violence against women. And while femicides have fallen since she took office, the numbers remain alarming, with around 520 murders so far this year. In the small state of Morelos, just outside the capital Mexico City, four female students have been murdered since January, including a Spanish woman on an exchange programme. The state has one of the highest femicide rates in the country.
The latest killings have sparked outrage among feminist campaigners, who say Mexico remains gripped by gender-based violence and a culture of impunity.
FRANCE 24's Quentin Duval and Laurence Cuvillier report, with Ed Augustin.
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