(ADN).- Defying the intense cold, the June 3 march, “Not one less,” was held this afternoon in Viedma, with the purpose of reiterating the visibility of gender violence, 9 years after Chiara’s death. Páez, who is remembered throughout the country.
According to the report of the National Registry of Femicide of the Argentine Justice, there was a year-on-year increase of 10.6% in the number of direct victims of femicide in our country. It is reported that during the year 2023 there were 250 direct victims of femicide, while in 2022 226 cases were registered.
On average in the country in 2023, there was one direct victim of femicide every 35 hours and one victim of lethal gender violence every 32 hours (also including victims of linked femicide).
In the province of Río Negro during the year 2023, four violent deaths of women were recorded. There were also 11,663 cases of family and gender violence filed in Family Procedural Units or Peace Courts, which constitute 59.33% of the total cases pending in the jurisdiction.
