Overview
- The Red Nacional de Refugios staged a protest in Mexico City calling for immediate delivery of outstanding 2025 funds and transparent, guaranteed allocations for 2026.
- RNR reports some shelters are still missing up to half of this year’s resources and staff fees remain unpaid despite operating 24/7 to meet rising demand.
- Official data cited by RNR show 2,375 women killed in Mexico from January to October and two victims of sexual violence recorded every hour, while its centers assisted about 11,442 people and logged a 208% jump in external attendances.
- RNR records indicate most aggressors are partners or ex‑partners, with significant shares linked to firearms or prior criminal records, underscoring high risk for women and children.
- In Peru, ENARES finds three in four people justify some aggression against women and over half of men say rape can be justified in certain circumstances, with territorial surveys echoing harmful myths such as blaming women for unwanted pregnancies, fueling calls to restore gender perspective and comprehensive sexuality education.