Colombia’s women protest against gender-based violence
Colombia’s women protest against gender-based violence
Posted by Rose Lander on Sep 17, 2015
Hundreds of women gathered in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin on Wednesday to protest against gender-based violence and to demand truth, justice and reparations for female victims of violence.
The protest was sparked by a government statement revealing that 105 women in Antioquia, the province of which Medellin is the capital, have been murdered so far this year, 70% of these were reported as femicides and cases of domestic violence.
Spokespersons for the government of Antioquia expressed their deep concern because, despite an 11% reduction compared to last year’s figures, the number of murdered women in the department remains high.
Of these gender-based homicides 30 were reported in Medellin where Wednesday’s protest organized by the Social Movement for Women took place. The past 11 days alone saw nine cases of femicide in Antioquia.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombias-women-protest-against-gender-based-violence/
