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A report by Syra Ortiz-Blanes for The Miami Herald. Puerto Rico will prosecute a person under a new law that codifies gender-related killings as first-degree murder for the first time, part of the government’s battle against violence towards women. The law, which Gov. Pedro Pierluisi signed a week ago, defines what constitutes feminicides and transfeminicides…
Activists urge Puerto Rico governor to add LGBTQ to gender violence emergency declaration Carmen Sesin © Provided by NBC News Human rights activists lauded Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Pierluisi’s move to declare a state of emergency over gender violence as a "step in the right direction," but several also urged him to expand the executive order to include all LGBTQ persons. Pierluisi's executive order, issued Sunday, directs more resources to combating the wave of killings and other violence directed at women and girls in the U.S. territory, including the appointment of a spec...