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Mexico s Emergency Calls on Violence Against Women Spiked in 2020
Two-thirds of women in Mexico have experienced some forms of violence, according to statistics.
By Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Emergency calls related to violence against women in Mexico rose more than 30% in 2020, data published on Monday showed, as COVID-19 lockdowns kept families stuck at home.
In 2020, more than 260,000 emergency calls were made about violence against women compared to under 198,000 in the previous year. Criminal investigations opened into domestic violence and other gender violence crimes rose.
Wendy Figueroa, head of the National Network of Shelters, said their members had seen higher demand for in-person help as well as via phonelines and social media.
Emergency calls on violence against women spiked in Mexico in 2020 Reuters 1/25/2021
By Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Emergency calls related to violence against women in Mexico rose more than 30% in 2020, data published on Monday showed, as COVID-19 lockdowns kept families stuck at home.
In 2020, more than 260,000 emergency calls were made about violence against women compared to under 198,000 in the previous year. Criminal investigations opened into domestic violence and other gender violence crimes rose.
Wendy Figueroa, head of the National Network of Shelters, said their members had seen higher demand for in-person help as well as via phonelines and social media.
By Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Emergency calls related to violence against women in Mexico rose more than 30% in 2020, data published on Monday showed, as COVID-19 lockdowns kept families stuck at home.
In 2020, more than 260,000 emergency calls were made about violence against women compared to under 198,000 in the previous year. Criminal investigations opened into domestic violence and other gender violence crimes rose.
Wendy Figueroa, head of the National Network of Shelters, said their members had seen higher demand for in-person help as well as via phonelines and social media. Without a doubt there was an increase. They aren t just numbers, they re people, they re women s stories, she said.
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