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April 30, 2020

Femicides and Domestic Violence Surge in Mexico Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
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In Mexico, nearly 1,000 women were murdered in the first three months of
the year - a rise of nearly 10% in femicides compared to the same period
in 2019. This comes as advocates warn Mexico is seeing a spike in
domestic abuse during the pandemic, as people are told to remain at
home, often leaving women and girls in lockdown with their abusers.


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