Unprecedented ruling: “gender hatred” included in attempted transvesticide of trans activist Claudia Vásquez Haro
The defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison. This is a ruling that could set a precedent.
The defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison. This is a ruling that could set a precedent.
The woman was well-known in the area where she was murdered. The assailants have not yet been found.
Denisse was 29 years old and well-loved in her community. She survived by working as a sex worker.
The young activist was a member of the La Carlota Diversity Roundtable. She was missing for a week.
The court imposed the aggravating circumstance of "contempt for the victim." The crime of transfemicide does not yet exist in Guatemala.
They are demanding a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of trans activist Patricia Ramírez. The driver who hit her fled the scene, and the man who was with her on the motorcycle gave a confusing account.
Ximena Madrid Flores was 28 years old. Her family reported her missing, and two days later she was found dead with signs of violence.
Transfemicide is not a crime in the country, so this ruling sets a precedent in cases of hate crimes.
The organizations denounce the poor performance of the prosecutors' offices and demand respect for the sexual identity of the victims.
In three days, three women were brutally murdered. There is growing concern about the escalating violence in the State of Mexico.