Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women

[soothsayer]

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Miami Herald
@MiamiHerald
ICYMI: Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi declared a state of emergency on Sunday over the island’s gender violence crisis, a measure local groups have demanded from the government for years.

Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women
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[niyad]

1. Thank you for posting this valuable, and encouraging, information. Would you consider cross-

posting it in Women's Rights and Issues?

[soothsayer]

3. Done!

[smirkymonkey]

2. Why have things gotten so bad in the first place?

"The order is the latest measure to bring attention to violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean, considered one of the most dangerous regions in the world to be female.

A recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperative and Development notes the region has the world’s highest rates of femicide, with over a quarter of women experiencing violence from an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime.

Advocates fear those trends have gotten worse during the pandemic, with lockdowns putting vulnerable women at further risk."