These are data from the “Now that they see us” Observatory. Although there was a 15% decrease compared to last year, they warn that there was less media coverage.
During 2024 they registered 267 femicides, according to a report from the Gender Violence Observatory “Now that they do see us”, the third highest in the last five years. Although there was a 15% decrease compared to 2023, They clarify that there was also less coverage in the media, the source of the report.
The Observatory’s report is based on news published in different media between January 1 and December 30, 2024. Another alarming fact was the attempted femicides. In total there were 319.
When looking at the link with the aggressor that the victims of femicides had, the data shows that the vast majority were close. 46% were couples and 16% were ex-couples. Meanwhile, 7% were a family member.
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These crimes have other victims: sons and daughters. At least 267 boys and girls were left without mothers. In December alone, there were 27. Precisely, that month was the highest in number of femicides: 33.
The Government’s celebration and the Observatory’s response
Days ago, the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, celebrated the decrease in femicides “by more than 10 percent” and congratulated Ministers Mariano Cuneo Libarona of Justice and Patricia Bullrich of Security. In turn, he assured that this was achieved despite the closure of the Ministry of Women and other similar programs on gender violence. “Behind this is zero tolerance for violent people who kill women”, he stated.
From the Observatory “Now that they see us”, They responded to the presidential spokesperson. “The statements of the Minister of Justice and the presidential spokesperson about a reduction in cases of femicides They are liars and opportunists”, they assured.
In reality, the lowering of the registry is due to less media coverage of these cases, not to greater prosecution of these crimes. “The closure of Télam was followed by the persecution of journalists and the elimination of the figure of gender editors. All of this has contributed to making the problem of gender violence invisible,” they warned.
Source: Ambito
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