Argentina: Women call for walk out in protest in brutal rape, murder of teenager

Posted on October 19, 2016 • Filed under: Argentina, Crime, Latin America Womens Issues

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bbc.com reported activists in Argentina called for women across the country to walk out of work for an hour on Wednesday in protest over the horrific rape and murder of a teenage girl. Lucia Perez, 16, died earlier this month in the city of Mar del Plata. Two men who left her at a hospital said she overdosed on drugs. But doctors found evidence she had been subjected to extreme sexual violence.
A march is planned for 17:00 local time (20:00 GMT) in Buenos Aires. Read Article

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