SEATTLE - Gender-based violence has been a serious concern for Latin American countries over the last few decades. Despite 14 countries in the region counting with special laws to prosecute feminicide cases — the murdering of women, often because of their gender — high feminicide rates continue to be a problem for governments in Latin America.
In 2021, a report from the World Health Organization highlighted that gender-based violence affected more than 30% of women around the world. The report also mentioned that around one in every three women globally have been victims of either physical or sexual abuse at any point in their lives.
