Venezuela’s Main Suspect of Brutal Femicide Arrested in Chile · Global Voices

After almost a month of international investigation and search, the main suspect in Venezuela was arrested for the murder and subsequent quartering of Ana María Pizarro, a woman who was reported missing in La Serena on April 3. José Ale's arrest...

Photo from the archive of Ana María Abruña Reyes The concern about gender-based violence increases as the figures of femicide and attempted femicide increase. Until April 30 of this year, the Observatory of Gender Equity (OEG) counted 15 direct and indirect femicides and 53 attempted femicides. For Stephanie Figueroa Figueroa, executive director of the OEG, these figures are alarming as more women are killed and many organizations working with g…