The report by “Now that they see us” revealed that a femicide occurs every 37 hours. The most unsafe place for a woman is her own home, 60% of them were murdered in their homes.
They registered 200 fatalities for gender violence where there was at least 174 femicidesat the same time that they occurred three lesbicides, two trans-transvesticides and 15 adult males and children who were killed while trying to prevent femicide, from January 1 to August 31, 2024.
According to the report issued by Observation of Femicides in Argentina “Adriana Marisel Zambrano” who runs the House of Encounter, 212 children were left without mothers, of which 55% are minors, while the 56% of the murderers They were couples or ex-couples.
In this sense, the study maintains that the most unsafe place For a woman who suffers from this situation in her home or the shared home with their aggressor. The 60% of them were murdered in their own homes. According to the report “Now that they see us”, it revealed that Every 37 hours a femicide occurs.
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The province of Buenos Aires It continues to be the district with the most cases (69), followed by Santa Fe (17), Chaco (12) and Córdoba (10). Of the 194 victims, 47 were shot, 49 stabbed, 19 beaten, 12 strangled, 10 hanged, 10 incinerated, 4 died from trauma, 3 were dismembered, 2 were beheaded and 1 drowned.
Characteristics of victims of gender violence:
- 27 victims had filed a complaint.
- 9 femicides had precautionary measures issued for prevention.
- 9 femicides belonging to or former security forces.
- 15 victims had signs of sexual abuse.
- 2 victims suspected of prostitution or trafficking.
- 3 victims were pregnant.
- 3 lesbicides.
- 2 trans-transvesticides.
- 9 victims were migrants.
- 24 femicides committed suicide.
- 12 victims in the context of drug crime.
- 15 linked femicides of adult men and children.
The case of Tehuel
Luis Alberto Ramos He was sentenced to the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of Tehuel de la Torre, the trans boy who disappeared and was murdered in March 2021. More than two years later, his body still continues without appearing.
The Criminal Court number 2 of La Plata announced that the accused is guilty of the crime of homicide aggravated by hatred of gender identity. During the reading of the verdict it was highlighted that Ramos is guilty, not only of the crime, but also of the disappearance of the body and “the damage it causes to their loved ones.”
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On March 11th 2021, Tehuel He took a bus to the Buenos Aires town of Alejandro Korn to meet with Ramos and Mountains for a job as a waiter that was offered to him. Although both always stated that they were not involved in the case, there was several pieces of evidence that contradicted.
In this sense, it was proven that Tehuel traveled from his house in San Vicente to Alejandro Korn to meet with the accused at the Ramos’ house. In turn, it was learned that, despite the fact that burned the young man’s cell phone, his account Google He revealed a photo he took with the two accused that day.
Since March 11, various events have been organized actions and marches by the LGBTIQ+ community to demand the appearance of the young man, as well as in repudiation of the increase in the hate crimes.
Source: Ambito
