MEXICO CITY - Stiletto heels. In November, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum declared a gender violence alert for the capital, meaning that 20 of Mexico’s federal entities have now done so. Machuca brought to the Zocalo a photo of her sister and the shoes she was wearing when her body was found. Violence against women is a problem that well predates the current government. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Ciudad Juarez was notorious for the unpunished killings and disappearances of hundreds of women and girls.

Source: thestar January 11, 2020 23:37 UTC