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The government is worried about the impact of femicide

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Mexican women protested against the femicide of Ingrid Escamilla in Mexico City on February 14 - Photo: Hugo García/EL UNIVERSAL
17/02/2020 |10:42
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The Mexican government is worried about femicide

We’ve been told that the federal government is worried about the impact of femicide and protests to demand justice for women are having. After the in Mexico City on February 14, we’ve been told that the issue is now part of the security cabinet’ s agenda and it’s being analyzed if President López Obrador will meet with groups of women as he doesn’t want femicide to mark his administration. Meanwhile, yesterday when the President was leaving the new National Guard headquarters, a group of feminists protested against femicide.

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