violence against women

Women who grew up in families where violence was accepted as an essential part of their formation process are usually abused by their partners

Women have become the targets of an “extermination war” between criminal groups who are fighting to control fuel theft

After 15 victims filed complaints, Mexico City's authorities have identified the modus operandi of the criminals

So far this year, a series of femicides in Mexico City and in other Mexican states have caused social outrage, as ten femicides are perpetrated every day in Mexico

The city's Investigation Police is looking for men who have allegedly tried to kidnap women inside and outside Mexico City's Metro

Mexican women have been sharing their harrowing experiences in Mexico City's subway system on social media

Mexico City's government can't act like it has been acting the past years, especially in regards to kidnap attempts of women in public transport and other public places

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A 2018 poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation ranked Mexico City's metro as the most dangerous transport system for women

Mexico's government publicly apologized to journalist and activist Lydia Cacho Ribeiro, who was criminalized for exercising her right to freedom of speech