Argentina erupts in protestArgentina erupts in protest after teen murder
Thousands of people marched in Argentina on June 4 after the killing of a teenage girl reignited anger over gender violence and the country's femicide crisis.
The protests also reflect wider debate over how the government is responding to protections for women, making the case a major social and political flashpoint in the country.
Protesters and activists
Demonstrators say the killing shows that gender violence remains a deadly emergency and that authorities have not done enough to protect women and girls. They have linked the march to earlier Ni Una Menos protests that turned femicide into a mass movement across Argentina and beyond.
Government critics
Critics argue that recent cuts to gender programs and support services have weakened protections at the very moment they are most needed. They say the killing has exposed the consequences of rolling back institutions built to address discrimination and violence.
- Argentina has one of Latin America's largest feminist street-mobilization traditions.
- Ni Una Menos spread to several neighboring countries after first gaining momentum in Buenos Aires.
- The slogan means “Not One Less” in Spanish.
