Latin America | Mexico | Activism

Leading Mexico City women draw up ‘manifesto’ to improve the city

Tackling gender-based violence and unsafe public spaces are the main priorities for women in Mexico City, according to a diverse group of distinguished women who were invited to take part in a special discussion by the Guardian. The group – which included actors, singers, political analysts, human rights activists, journalists and students who live and work in Mexico City – debated the biggest issues and challenges facing women in 2015. The event was held in the garden of Casa Azul where Kahlo, arguably one of the world’s most influential feminists and female artists, lived and create

Latin America | Mexico | Crimes

Captured Fugitive: Mexican Female Drug Lord Bribed Feds in Texas

Source: Breitbart

Mexican authorities arrested a top female drug lord wanted in the United States for bribing federal officers. The female drug trafficker, known for her glamorous photographs on social media, was a common sight in this border city and in the Mexican cities of Reynosa and Miguel Aleman. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (PGR) announced this week, the arrest of 38-year-old Ana Marie Hernandez, better known as “La Muneca.” She was arrested at the request of the Interpol and the U.S. Marshals Service, information provided to Breitbart Texas revealed.

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Politician Says Homeless People Should Be Put Down By Lethal Injection

Source: Yahoo News

A Mexican councillor has provoked outrage after that homeless people should be put down like animals to keep the number of them on the streets down. Olga Gutierrez Machorro believes that beggars should be culled with lethal injection, believing it to be in their best interests. She said: “Yes they’re a little crazy, but they’re harmless. “Which is why I think to myself wouldn’t it be kinder to just give them a lethal injection?” Unbelievably, Machorro, who is a member of the local government in Tecamachalco, Mexico, is also the councillor responsible for the Vulnerable Groups C

Latin America | Mexico | Activism

I Am Revenge: The Unheard Stories Of Female Vigilantes

Source: All That is Interesting

For the most part, the stories of women enacting punishment on others have been whispered—not adapted for the silver screen like their male counterparts. Below, we explore some of the women who, moral issues aside, have lived and breathed vigilantism: Since 2013, Mexico has seen an increase in grassroots movements led by women, sparked by a decades long battle with gruesome femicide, increased presence of drug cartels, and ineffective law enforcement. Many of these women-led vigilante gangs have been successful in removing leaders of drug cartels from their cities, and creating all-fe

Latin America | Mexico | Crimes

Mexico declares 1st ‘alert’ over violence against women

Source: The Tampa Tribune

Activists on Wednesday hailed the Mexican federal government's first-ever "gender alert," declared for a central state in response to a high incidence of killings and disappearances of women. The Interior Department alert covers 11 municipalities in the State of Mexico, outside the capital, and cites "systematic violence against women" and "an atmosphere of impunity and permissiveness" toward such crimes. The "gender alert" triggers measures designed to spur investigation and prevention, though none have officially been announced. The mechanism has been on the books since 2007, but un

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Women in Mexico rally against rampant domestic violence

Source: Aljazeera

Dozens of women have demonstrated in front of Mexico's Interior Ministry in the capital to protest against domestic violence. Congresswomen and activists in Mexico City on Monday lay on the ground imitating a crime scene with chalk outlines around their bodies, while chanting "gender alert in the State of Mexico". The "gender alert" was created in the city of Ciudad Juarez after reports of widespread violence against women. The initiative entails new funds to strengthen protection and help for the victims. The protesers called for the setting up of the "gender alert" mechanism in a

Latin America | Mexico | Crimes

Mayoral candidate killed for not working with drug cartels

Source: Pangea Today

The Mexican state of Guerrero is going through another tragedy after mayoral candidate Aidé Nava was kidnapped and found murdered. The issues dominating the election debates include drug production and trafficking, as well as the unresolved disappearance of 43 students in September. According to local media, 42-year-old Nava was kidnapped on Monday afternoon by armed men after a meeting with community residents.