6 days ago · As Mariela Belski, executive director of Amnesty International Argentina, puts it: “A femicide is always a homicide, that is, the death of a person at the hands of another.

2 days ago · Argentina: Salta Province Extends Social Emergency Due to Gender-Based Violence In a context marked by growing social alarm, a recent report from the “Adriana Marisel Zambrano” Femicide Observatory has unveiled a heartbreaking reality in Argentina: as of January, 28 femicides have been recorded, which amounts to one woman murdered every 26 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · In Argentina, femicide is an aggravated form of homicide, defined as a murder committed by a man against a woman in the context of gender-based violence.

Jan 30, 2025 · Femicide — the murder of a woman by a man because of her gender — was added to Argentina's penal code as a specific offence in 2012, and is punishable with a life sentence.

6 days ago · Femicide is a serious problem in Argentina. Last year alone, there were nearly three hundred reported cases. Néstor “Yuyo” García, whose daughter, Micaela García, was a victim of femicide ...

Mar 1, 2024 · 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...

Mar 1, 2024 · 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.

Jan 26, 2025 · This is the case in Argentina, where the only distinctive element of femicide is the context of “gender violence” in which the crime must occur, pursuant to the 2012 Ley N. 26.791. Like the Chilean provision, the Argentinian law explicitly requires the perpetrator to be a man, and the victim to be a woman, therefore excluding femicide in ...

Jan 17, 2020 · Natalia’s death has added to the brutal femicide statistics in Argentina, where one woman is killed every 32 hours, according to the Women’s Office of the Supreme Court of Justice. Thousands of...

Dec 2, 2021 · Argentina recorded more than 250 femicides in 2020, one every 35 hours. Forty-one of the victims had previously filed complaints. In the first eight months of 2021, the advocacy group Mumalá registered at least 118 femicides.