Carlos Alberto Ledezma, 41, known as Karlos Kon K, was a beloved hairdresser in the town of Las Parejas. He was found brutally stabbed in his home. Investigators believe it was a hate crime, and yesterday more than 500 people held a demonstration demanding justice.
The Mendoza Public Prosecutor's Office has requested life sentences for two young men accused of murdering Natalia Sandoval, a 35-year-old transgender woman. Natalia worked as a secretary and was brutally murdered last year in a carjacking. The verdict will be announced next week.
The Santa Fe court sentenced the four defendants accused of the murder of Vanesa Zabala, a young trans woman, which occurred on March 29, 2013, in the city of Reconquista: José Luis “Cocido” Petroni, Gustavo Daniel “Virulana” Vallejos, José Daniel “Chuky” Villasboas, and Ana Virginia Abasto were found guilty and will serve life imprisonment. However, the court did not consider the aggravating circumstance of a hate crime based on gender identity.
By Airam Fernández. The family of Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes finally secured a meeting at the Valparaíso Regional Prosecutor's Office, a year and a half after her murder and repeated marches demanding justice and a swift investigation. The catalyst for this meeting was a formal request, made in late November, for Prosecutor Juan…
Trans activists, sex workers and feminists gathered today in front of the Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office to demand justice after the murder of Romina Vargas, a 28-year-old trans woman who was stabbed on Sunday in San Lorenzo (Greater Asunción).
Azul Montoro, a 23-year-old trans woman, was murdered early this morning in a boarding house in Córdoba. She had gone there to look after a friend's room while she was away on a trip. LGBTQ+ organizations are calling for a demonstration today at 5 p.m. in front of the Police Headquarters.
Romina Vargas Florentín, a 28-year-old trans woman, was murdered on Sunday, October 15, in San Lorenzo (Greater Asunción). Violence has escalated in the area in recent weeks. “We hold the Paraguayan State and the fundamentalist groups calling themselves ‘Pro-Life’ responsible for this latest hate crime and for continuing to sow hatred and…”
Marcela Chocobar was murdered on September 6, 2015, in Río Gallegos. Her skull was found days later, but her body has still not been recovered. Her sisters marched to the courthouse to demand justice, a new investigation, and a continued search.
Andrea González was murdered in December 2016 in Ciudad del Este. She was 20 years old and had a hearing impairment. This is the first transphobic murder in Paraguay where the Prosecutor's Office has filed charges, but there are reports that a witness has been threatened and the main suspect is under house arrest. A march was held to demand that the crime not go unpunished. "They kill us and no one goes to jail."
Ayelén Gómez was murdered, and her body was found under a bleacher at the Lawn Tennis Club. The autopsy confirmed that she died of asphyxiation. Gatherings are being organized in Tucumán and Buenos Aires to demand justice and #StopTransMurders.
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