Paris, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is currently facing an escalation of violence and an unprecedented rate of femicides, phenomena that go unpunished, Alexandra Silva, a political and social activist who resides in Europe, denounced.
Hundreds of women marched Saturday against femicide in Ecuador, which a gender violence NGO says has claimed more than 200 victims since the start of the year.
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Hundreds of women protested in Ecuador against femicide, which a gender-based violence NGO said has claimed the lives of nearly 200 women.
Following a call from organisations to stand against state femicide, protests were held in the capital Quito and other regions. The demonstrators carried placards that read, "Look at me carefully because I could be the next victim." The protesters yelled, "We want to live."
Quito, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The Speaker of the National Assembly of Ecuador, Virgilio Saquicela, insisted today in his request to the government to call for a meeting of the Council of Public and State Security to discuss the acts of violence in the nation.