Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he ...

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government has announced ...

Argentina’s president reverses a law that established femicide as a crime. Also, a new report shows that the majority of ...

In Argentina, femicide is an aggravated form of homicide, defined as a murder committed by a man against a woman in the context of gender-based violence. Countries beyond Latin America have been ...

Argentinian President Javier Milei last week told the World Economic Forum in Davos that 'radical feminism is a distortion of ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 25 to January 31.

Ecuador, by contrast, defines femicide more broadly, focusing on power dynamics and the gendered nature of the crime, regardless of the relationship between the victim and perpetrator. In Argentina, ...

Femicide is “a crime of murder perpetrated by a man against a woman in the context of gender violence”. That’s the current legal definition in Argentina, where it’s been part of the country’s penal ...

Argentina is planning to remove femicide from its penal code, the administration of President Javier Milei has said, dealing another blow to women's rights in the country. Justice Minister Mariano ...