Mexico Women-Led Organization Working to Keep Women Safe From Violence Global Citizen
go to original January 18, 2024

Women participate in a protest in Mexico City to demand justice for victims of gender-based violence and femicides. (Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters)

A report from Amnesty International found that in 2020 alone, 3,723 killings of women were registered in Mexico, of which 940 were investigated as femicide in the country’s 32 states.

Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa which translates as “May Our Daughters Return Home” is an organization that strives to fight against the ongoing problem of femicide in Mexico, and works towards advancing gender equality in the country, according to The Borgen Project.

Norma Andrade and Marisela Ortiz co-founded the organization in response to the 2001 femicide of Andrade’s own daughter, Lilia Alejandra. The organization also wants to bring awareness to the murders and disappearances of Mexican women in the State of Chihuahua.

Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa demands justice for women by focusing on returning the bodies of victims to their families for a proper burial as well as fighting to bring aggressors to justice.

In addition, the organization also provides legal guidance and social justice support for families whose daughters have disappeared and addresses both physical and mental health issues of affected family members.

Not only do Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa report human rights violations to the state government, but the organization also demands greater accountability from them. To achieve this, the organization urges the government to allocate more resources to support women who have been affected by femicide.

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Related: 5 NGOs Promoting Gender Equality in Mexico (The Borgen Project)

Related: Outcry Over Disappearances and Femicides Grows in Mexico (Council on Foreign Relations)

Related: Femicide Was on the Rise in Mexico During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Global Citizen)

Related: The Global Femicide Epidemic (IPS News)

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