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 ...

Polls show many Argentines oppose the president's strongly conservative social views — despite crediting him for stabilizing ...

Pre-election spending and currency collapse were the main causes of the 2023 hyperinflation high of 211.4%. Although ...

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, ...