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For decades, officials have recognized Mexico's high femicide rate and violence against women in general as a major problem

ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — On a November afternoon, Mónica Citlalli Díaz left home in a sprawling suburb of Mexico’s capital and headed to the school where she’d been teaching English for years. It seemed an ordinary day, but on this one, she never arrived at work.

Mexico saw more than 1,000 femicides last year -- second only to Brazil in Latin America. Officials have recognized the femicide rate and violence against women as problematic for decades, yet little progress is evident in national data.

Femicides in Mexico: Little progress on longstanding issue | 2022-12-27 14:56:25

For decades, officials have recognized Mexico's high femicide rate and violence against women in general as a major problem.