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Domestic violence survivor from Puerto Rico urges victims to seek help PUBLISHED 11:57 AM ET May. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:57 AM EDT May. 05, 2021
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. The island of Puerto Rico was rocked over the first weekend of May, when according to authorities, two women were murdered by their partners.
The U.S. territory experienced a rise in domestic violence over the past year, leading Gov. Pedro Pierluisi to declare a state of emergency in January. According to Puerto Rico’s Gender Equality Observatory, 60 women were murdered either directly or indirectly by their partners over the past year, a 60 percent increase from 2019.
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