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This  International Women’s Day  was a significant day for Mexican women. They painted metal barriers around Mexico’s National Palace with names of Latino women who have been victims ofviolence. It was an essential step in their movement to bring gender-based violence to light in front of the Mexican federal legislation.   Here’s everything you must know about violence against women in Mexico. The Influence of Drug Wars on Gender-Based Violence According to Ana Guezmez , the Mexican female representative for the United Nations Women, violence against women is becoming a pandemic instead of an epidemic in Mexico. Mexican areas hit hard by its historic drug wars have the highest violence rates against women . The cases in these regions are similar to the civil wars in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Colombia. According to anthropologists, rapists and aggressors view women as “territory to be conquered” in these conflict zones. They rape and murder women to intimidate the local ...

Every country’s laws and regulations depend on its history, cultural beliefs, and citizen protection. Therefore, the trial process and standard investigation timeline may differ from other states.   If you’re moving or traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, here are some significant sentencing laws to keep in mind. Sexual Crimes Sexual crimes against children, including their exploitation and the dissemination of child pornography , are prosecutable crimes in Mexico. The Mexican legislation regards the solicitation of a minor’s sexual services as an illegal and punishable crime.   Perpetrators charged with sex crimes face extended imprisonment in Mexico. Additionally, the government introduced a stringent program to combat the issue of sexual tourism. The  anti-pedophile legislation  holds sexual offenders accountable by taking them to trial in Mexico. Firearm Penalties Mexico has been a battleground for drug wars for decades and has continually suffered illegal firearm traff...