Gender violence

Forensic reports have confirmed that a woman from Tortosa died in March from injuries caused by her partner, who is in preventive prison. The justice system is investigating the case as gender violence, the second in Catalonia this year. The Department of Equality and Feminisms of the Generalitat has expressed condolences.

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Chile's Fiscalía de Género Oriente secured its first conviction for femicide suicide. The 14th Guarantee Court sentenced the defendant to four years in effective prison. The events took place on March 8 in La Florida.

Tens of thousands rallied worldwide on March 8, 2026, for International Women's Day, demanding an end to gender violence, equality, and protesting Middle East conflicts. In Argentina, Ni Una Menos led a major march on March 9 from Congress to Plaza de Mayo amid government cuts to women's programs. Part of ongoing '2026 International Women's Day Protests' coverage; see related article on France.

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Alondra María Stephanye Contreras, a nutrition student at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), missing since March 5 in Cuautla, has been located alive, the Morelos Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Her case, part of a series of attacks on female students—including the feminicides of Kimberly Joselín and Karol Toledo—has fueled protests demanding better campus safety.

New details have emerged about María Luzmar Caiti Rivero, the merchant and mother of three killed by her truck driver partner in a brutal attack near Mercado Central in La Matanza, amid ongoing concerns over gender-based violence.

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A brutal femicide shocked La Matanza on Tuesday when a truck driver beat his 36-year-old partner and fatally ran her over with his vehicle near the Mercado Central. The victim, Bolivian national María Luzmar Caiti Rivero, died on the spot, while the intoxicated aggressor was detained by neighbors before he could flee.