Thursday, April 25, 2024

Topic: ECLAC

Brazil ranks 1st in Latin America for femicides in 2017 in a recent report

“Femicide is the most extreme expression of violence against women. Neither the criminal classification of this offense nor the efforts to make it statistically visible have been enough to eradicate this scourge that alarms and horrifies us on a daily basis,” said Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.