One year after the massacre in Barracas: a half-time justice No gender perspective or diversity

Evelyn Matthei’s sayings reflect the debate about negationism on the facts of the dictatorship, widely documented. Is it through a law that the rise of these speeches can be met? On April 22, a Supreme Court ruling confirmed the conviction of the military for the murder of 14 residents, social and political leaders at the end of September and beginning of October 1973, in the town of Barrancas (called “House of Culture”). These crimes were confi…

One year after the triple lebicide in a hotel in Barracas, on Tuesday evening a march began in Plaza Colombia and ended in front of the house in which the murders occurred. “Justice is that it does not happen again,” “It was lebicide” and “Madam, ma’am, don’t be indifferent, lesbians are killed in the face of the people” were some of the demands of the day. On May 6, 2024, Justo Fernando Barrientos threw a Molotov bomb into the border room in wh…

One year has passed since the attack that ended with the lives of three lesbians in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Barracas. The neighbor accused of the crime faces a process questioned by the lack of an investigation to analyze how crimes motivated by gender-based violence and prejudice towards LGBTIQ+ people occur.

Located to the south of the City of Buenos Aires, Barracas is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the capital. Its name, its history and its evolution are deeply connected with the origins of the city and with the social, economic and urban changes that the region experienced from the colonial period to today. A neighborhood called Barracas The name of the neighborhood comes from the rudimentary constructions of wood and straw called “barracas”, …

On May 6, 2024, four lesbians were attacked with a Molotov bomb by Justo Fernando Barrientos, who harassed them for their sexual orientation. Three of them lost their lives and the only survivor suffered serious injuries. One year later LGBT organizations insist on the demand for justice by Andrea Amarante, Pamela Cobas, Roxana Figueroa and Sofia Castro Riglos and will pay different tributes in the city of Buenos Aires and other cities of the co…