Tucumán: The second day of the trial for the transfemicide of Cynthia Moreira takes place
The young woman was murdered in 2018 and four years later one of the accused is going to trial.
The young woman was murdered in 2018 and four years later one of the accused is going to trial.
This morning in the Santa Fe courts, a hearing was held regarding the hate crime against Alejandra Ironici. "It was a transfemicide," the prosecutor stated. She also applied the legal definition of femicide.
Alejandra Ironici was 43 years old and a pioneering activist in the trans and travesti rights movement. She was murdered in her home in Santa Fe. The Prosecutor's Office is investigating her death as a transfemicide.
Mireya Rodríguez Lemus, a trans activist, was murdered in 2020 in Chihuahua. It was the first case to go to court that considered gender identity. How will the demand for justice for Mireya continue after the ruling that leaves the crime unpunished?
The documentary recounts the trial in which the Honduran state was found guilty of the death of the trans activist. It can be viewed on YouTube.
On the day against lesbophobia, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, Presentes spoke with three activists about the importance of the date and the situation of the LGBT community.
Following a summary trial, the murderers of the young trans woman received sentences of 16 and 19 years. The family is satisfied with the court's decision.
Both families and human rights defenders “are afraid to speak out.”
Transvestite and trans organizations denounce that sex workers are charged quotas and that if they do not comply they are murdered.
Evelyn was beaten to death by Ramón Da Silva, her partner, in 2016. The sentence was for "femicide and hate crime based on gender and expression."