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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…
El panel "Perspectiva de Género: Una ruta hacia la equidad", será este sábado
Puerto Rican former Olympic boxer Felix Verdejo and his alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the killing of his pregnant lover Keishla Rodríguez their unborn child in April.
‘No International Working Women’s Day without trans women’ Statement by New York Boricua Resistance ‘No International Working Women’s Day without trans women’ This statement was co-written by Alicia Rodriguez and Gabriela Malespin of New York Boricua Resistance and presented by Malespin during the March 13 webinar sponsored by New York City-based International Working Women’s Day Coalition. The webinar was entitled “Women and gender-oppressed workers rise up: The real pandemic is capitalism. The cure is global solidarity and resistance.” Many speakers focused on building ...
Share on Twitter Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency over its deep-rooted problem of violence against women, creating new measures that activists have demanded for years to battle a deadly tide. The US territory has seen sustained levels of violence that on average result in one woman's death per week, a 2019 report said, echoing the problem in other Caribbean and Latin American countries. The declaration, which is also to offer protection to gay and transgender people, includes measures like creating a mobile app for victims to request help and report attacks. Authoriti...