ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) On a November afternoon, Mónica Citlalli Díaz left home in a sprawling suburb of Mexico’s capital and headed to the school where she’d been teaching English for years. It seemed an ordinary day, but on this one, she never arrived at work.
On a November afternoon, Mónica Citlalli Díaz left home in a sprawling suburb of Mexico s capital and headed to the school where she d been teaching English for years. It seemed an ordinary day, but on this one, she never arrived at work.
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Despite the efforts in Mexico state and other jurisdictions, last year there were more than double the number of femicides in the country than in 2015, according to federal data.
Officials have recognized the femicide rate and violence against women as problematic for decades. On average, 10 women or girls are killed daily in Mexico.