Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one killing per day underscoring the deadly threat to women. The rise, of almost 10%, comes after Argentina saw a record 322 femicides last year according to separate official figures, amid rising poverty, political uncertainty and inflation decimating the population’s purchasing power. President Javier Milei dismantled the country’s women’s ministry, moving those responsibilities to the Human Capital Ministry. Campaigners for the rights of women and girls are concerned this will hurt protections for women. “What we are seeing, unfortunately, is that violence against women has been exacerbated,” said Ada Beatriz Rico, director of the observatory that carried out the report.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 01, 2024 21:51 UTC