Tracking Latin America’s Other Pandemic: Violence Against Women
Tracking Latin America’s Other Pandemic: Violence Against Women
Better data on gender-based violence is needed now more than ever.
BUENOS AIRES – In late March, as our country went into a state-imposed lockdown, Argentines across society mobilized on social media to locate Cristina Iglesias and her daughter, Ada, in the town of Monte Chingolo in the province of Buenos Aires. They had been quarantining in the house of Cristina’s partner, and family members had not heard from them since March 25. Three days later, the country’s worst fears were confirmed: Both women were found buried in the partner’s backyard. The police have already arrested the partner.
Sadly, home is not always a refuge for women across Latin...
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