In Argentina, femicide is an aggravated form of homicide, defined as a murder committed by a man against a woman in the context of gender-based violence. Countries beyond Latin America have been ...

On January 24, Argentina’s Minister of Justice Mariano Cúneo Libarona warned on X that the government of President Javier Milei would seek to eliminate femicide from the penal code on the ...

Feminists of all ages march in Buenos Aires to voice criticism of Milei government’s policies on International Women’s Day; ...

Thousands of women took to the streets of Buenos Aires on International Women’s Day to protest Argentinian President Javier Milei’s’ plans to remove the crime of femicide from the penal code.

Argentina is planning to remove femicide from its penal code, the administration of President Javier Milei has said, dealing another blow to women's rights in the country. Justice Minister Mariano ...

In cities like Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday ... Genders and Diversity and plans to strike “femicide” – the term for the murder of women in the context of gender violence – from ...

Ecuador, by contrast, defines femicide more broadly, focusing on power dynamics and the gendered nature of the crime, regardless of the relationship between the victim and perpetrator. In Argentina, ...