Femicides in Ciudad Juárez
Crosses erected where the corpses of eight women were found in 1996 | |
| Native name | Feminicidios en Ciudad Juárez |
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| Duration | 1993–present |
| Location | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
| Cause | Robbery, gang wars, rape, serial murders |
| Casualties | |
| 370+ | |
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| Violence against women |
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| Murder |
| Sexual assault and rape |
| Disfigurement |
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| International legal framework |
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More than 500 women were killed between 1993 and 2011 in Ciudad Juárez, a city in northern Mexico. The murders of women and girls received international attention primarily due to perceived government inaction in preventing the violence and bringing perpetrators to justice. A narcofosa (mass grave attributed to organized crime) containing the remains of women killed in 2011 and 2012 was found in Madera Municipality, Chihuahua, in December 2016.