Around 200 women belonging to feminist activist groups stormed Guadalajara’s Rotunda of Illustrious Citizens Wednesday in a protest they described as an “anti-Grito,” to draw attention to Mexico’s disturbingly high incidence of gender-based violence.
No arrests were made, although many passersby were surprised by the intensity of the protest.
Data released this week shows that during the first two weeks of September, 16 women have been reported as homicide victims in Jalisco.