Off the wire
• Brazilians rally to support President Rousseff  • Caixin China manufacturing PMI edges up  • Aussie mining explorer goes to Hollywood in search of revenue  • Xinhua China news advisory -- April 1  • S.Korea's consumer prices rise 1 pct in March  • S. Korea's current account surplus amounts to 7.51 bln USD in February  • China treasury bond futures open mixed Friday  • Chinese shares open lower Friday  • China Hushen 300 index futures open lower Friday  • Resale prices of Singapore's public housing units fall 1 pct in Q1  
You are here: 　 Home

Domestic violence kills 1 woman every 30 hours in Argentina

Xinhua, April 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Domestic violence kills one woman every 30 hours in Argentina, and the incidence is on the rise, according to a report released Thursday.

The "Femicide Watch" report, published by non-governmental organization La Casa del Encuentro, reveals that 286 women were killed by gender-related violence in 2015, up from 277 in 2014 and orphaning 214 children.

Among them, 121 were killed by their husbands, or current or former boyfriends.

La Casa del Encuentro compiled the numbers by monitoring published reports in more than 120 national and regional dailies as well as Telam and Noticias Argentinas, the two major news agencies.

On International Women's Day on March 8, Argentine women marched against gender-related violence and other problems they face. Endi