The Guardian: Quintana Roo is Mexico’s sunshine state, a booming tourists’ playground which draws record numbers of holiday-makers to its golden beaches, coral reefs, Mayan ruins and all-inclusive package deals.
But in recent weeks, the Caribbean region has been badly shaken by a string of brutal murders of women – which authorities have seemed keen to downplay. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Showing posts with label gender violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gender violence. Show all posts
Nov 3, 2015
Behind Ciudad Juarez’s New Labor Movement
FNS News: In a virtually unprecedented development, labor protest is widening in the maquiladora industry of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. While worker dissatisfaction or protest is nothing new in the foreign-owned border factories that produce goods for export to the United States, previous manifestations of discontent in the generally union-free industry have usually been confined to one company at a time.
But recently, movements for better pay and working conditions- and union representation- have emerged at four different companies-Foxconn, Lexmark, ADC/Commscope and Eaton. Hundreds of workers have participated in street protests, hunger strikes and leafleting. Read more.
But recently, movements for better pay and working conditions- and union representation- have emerged at four different companies-Foxconn, Lexmark, ADC/Commscope and Eaton. Hundreds of workers have participated in street protests, hunger strikes and leafleting. Read more.
Apr 7, 2014
Why Murders Of Women In This Mexican State Have Gone Up 800 Percent In The Past Few Years
The Huffington Post
By Alissa Scheller
April 7, 2014
A growing number of women are victims of drug-related violence in Mexico. Sexual and gender-based violence against women in the country has a long history marked by lack legal intervention, and more recently, fueled by drug cartels and organized crime. Read more.
By Alissa Scheller
April 7, 2014
A growing number of women are victims of drug-related violence in Mexico. Sexual and gender-based violence against women in the country has a long history marked by lack legal intervention, and more recently, fueled by drug cartels and organized crime. Read more.
Feb 22, 2013
Indigenous Women In Mexico Call For An End To Domestic Violence
The Huffington Post
By Hirania Luzardo
February 22, 2013
A group of indigenous rarámuri women in Sierra Tarahumara, north of Mexico, have launched a campaign to stop the increasing violence they face daily, which in many cases is culturally accepted in their communities and involves physical, verbal, psychological and sexual aggression.
They are known as "las multiplicadoras" ("the multipliers") and their mission is to raise consciousness by educating men and women from the mountains of Chihuahua to reverse the pattern of abuse, program coordinator Vianney Salas said in an interview with Univision’s “Primer Impacto.”
"They come out different," Salas said. "They come out of this program understanding the right to have a life free of violence."
According to various studies, it is estimated that 90 percent of women in these communities have suffered some form of violence.
"I thought it was normal to be worth less than men," an indigenous woman said on the Univisión show. "I understand now that I have rights." Read more.
By Hirania Luzardo
February 22, 2013
A group of indigenous rarámuri women in Sierra Tarahumara, north of Mexico, have launched a campaign to stop the increasing violence they face daily, which in many cases is culturally accepted in their communities and involves physical, verbal, psychological and sexual aggression.
They are known as "las multiplicadoras" ("the multipliers") and their mission is to raise consciousness by educating men and women from the mountains of Chihuahua to reverse the pattern of abuse, program coordinator Vianney Salas said in an interview with Univision’s “Primer Impacto.”
"They come out different," Salas said. "They come out of this program understanding the right to have a life free of violence."
According to various studies, it is estimated that 90 percent of women in these communities have suffered some form of violence.
"I thought it was normal to be worth less than men," an indigenous woman said on the Univisión show. "I understand now that I have rights." Read more.
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