#TengoMiedo: a rallying cry to end violence against women in Guatemala
So far in 2021 there have been 159 femicides and 20,000 complaints filed in a country where the judicial system seems incapable of providing an effective response to these crimes
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So far in 2021 there have been 159 femicides and 20,000 complaints filed in a country where the judicial system seems incapable of providing an effective response to these crimes
âThis is the street, criminals abusing girls of every age. This is the street. Girls are raped and thereâs nothing that can stop it, however much theyâre protected thereâs always someone shooting,â goes a song by Guatemalan rapper Mai de Rimas. They are lyrics that accurately describe the harsh reality of daily life for women and girls in the Central American country, where they are victims of femicide, rape â 18 per day in 2021, according to the Public Prosecutorsâ Office â sexual harassment, mistreatment and disappearances. So far in 2021, the Womenâ...