As we enter Women’s History Month, the spotlight is once again on the issue of femicide and the lack of progress toward gender equality made in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Femicide crisis in Latin America
In the Media
Why Is Latin America the Most Dangerous Region in the World for Women?
By Jimena Galindo /
On the surface, Latin America may look like an exception to rising gender-based violence and femicide around the world, given the region’s ratification of international conventions to protect women. Yet too many Latin American states are
lagging behind in actually implementing these measures at home
Human Rights & Social Inclusion
The price of normalizing gender violence
By Teresa Kramarz /
Violence against women is a pervasive reality in the Americas. While the state has a primary responsibility in providing protection to women, what role do regular citizens play in the normalization of gender violence?