June 22, 2010
WOLA would like to call your attention to a letter sent to the Governor of Chihuahua that highlights to the ongoing violence against women in Juárez, México. (Available in Spanish only)
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April 23, 2009
In a landmark case on gender violence, the families of three murdered women in Chihuahua have brought the Mexican government before the Inter-American Court, seeking justice for their daughters. Attached are further resources on the case.
June 25, 2007
In August 2003, Amnesty International released a report documenting over 370 murders of girls and women in the cities of Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico, since 1993. The killings continue in what appears to be a higher rate than in previous years. According to press reports, 28 women and girls were murdered in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua City and the ...
May 14, 2007
In May 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives condemned the abduction, sexual assault, and brutal murders of young women in the Mexican cities of Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua. Since 1993, more than 400 women have been murdered and the overwhelming majority of their cases remain unsolved. See below for the complete text of the resolution.
March 16, 2007
This publication addresses the problem of violence against women in Mexico and Guatemala by carefully analyzes the roots and effects of the violence and offering concrete proposals for positive change.
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October 7, 2005
Shortcomings in Mexico’s Efforts to End Impunity for Murders of Girls and Women in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua
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October 27, 2004
On October 13, bus driver Victor García Uribe was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murders of eight women in Ciudad Juárez in November 2001. The judge ignored evidence that he had been tortured into confessing to the murders, and convicted him despite the lack of physical evidence linking him to the crime.
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