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32-year-old trans woman murdered: "In the midst of a health crisis, the violence against us does not stop"
Stephanie Cardona Matías was 32 years old. She was stabbed to death. This is the second trans femicide in a month.
Young gay man murdered: two LGBTI+ hate crimes in one week in El Salvador
There have been no fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic in this country yet, but at least three hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people have already been documented in 2020. Two of them were murdered in the last week.
Argentina: Hate crimes against LGBT+ people increased in 2019
“Of all the hate crimes recorded, 44% of the cases (78) correspond to violations of the right to life, that is, murders and deaths due to absence and/or abandonment by the state.”
Letter from a trans activist to the President regarding the coronavirus pandemic
"The transvestite-trans population suffers from particular social conditions that put us in specific situations, aggravating our vulnerability and making us unable to take the proposed health measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Tita, a 32-year-old trans woman, was murdered and set on fire in El Salvador.
Tita Andrade Umaña was 32 years old and is the second trans woman murdered in El Salvador so far in 2020.
Three trans women were murdered in Michoacán in two months.
In the last week of February, Samantha, 26, and Karla H, 35, were shot to death in Uruapan and Zamora.
Three police officers on trial for the transfemicide of Camila Díaz
A court has ordered three police officers to stand trial for the murder of Camila Díaz Córdova. However, they will not be tried for hate crimes.
This is how the first trans house in Jujuy works
The first trans house in northern Argentina operates in Palpalá, 15 minutes from San Salvador de Jujuy, and is managed by activists.
Two judges were removed from the case of Luz, imprisoned for transvestism, due to sexist behavior.
The trial of Luz Aimé Díaz (23), scheduled to begin on February 20, was postponed until April.
Transfemicide in Guatemala: Wicha was shaved and mutilated
Luisa Sandoval Lemus was a 24-year-old trans girl who had disappeared on February 27.