“[…]Of the 25 countries with the highest femicide rates, 14 are in Latin America. An estimated one of every three women over the age of 15 has experienced sexual abuse. That figure means it has become an epidemic, according to the World Health Organization. The good news is that the region has made progress in regulating the different laws on gender violence. Twenty-four of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have laws against domestic violence. Even so, just nine countries have enacted legislation to define the many types of violence against women in the private and public spheres.”– World Bank
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