User:Hlnmnucla/Femicide in Mexico/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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On the Edge: The Femicide in Ciudad de Juarez: Documentary

This documentary documents the lives of Mexican women who have disappeared and/or been killed in the Ciudad de Juarez. They are depicting how the government has turned a blindside to the disappearance of hundreds of women who are speculated to have been killed at the hands of their husbands or any male figure in their lives. This documentary demonstrates the sad truth of what it is like to be a woman in Mexico. It projects the sadness, anger, and frustration the families are enduring due to the neglect of their daughters by the government

United Nations. “We’re Here to Tell It:” Mexican Women Break Silence over Femicides, https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2023/07/were-here-tell-it-mexican-women-break-silence-over-femicides

This article discusses the resilient movement that has been occurring and continues to occur in Mexico. It provides statistics and factual evidence of femicides that are daily occurring in Mexico. As stated in the article by the United Nations, "In Mexico, some 10 women and girls are killed every day by intimate partners or other family members.” ^[1]This article depicts in great detail the voices that are not being heard in Mexico, demonstrating interviews with Mexican women and showing pictures of rallies and protests conducted by Mexican women, who are angry at the silence of their government. This article also depicts how Mexico is not cracking down on femicide crimes and is providing low-yielding statistics that illustrate the country does not have a femicide issue. Some numbers provided by the Mexican government as stated in the article, “Mexican prosecutors over the last eight years have opened 1.7 million criminal investigations for beatings, burns, strangulation, injuries with knives or firearms against women. Out of these, only 781 were initiated as attempted femicide. The rest were categorized as malicious injury or domestic abuse, crimes which carry lower sanctions..” ^[2]This is far from the truth, as the voices of Mexico state otherwise.

Staff, MND. “Women across Mexico Protest against Gender Violence and Femicide.” Mexico News Daily, 26 Nov. 2021, mexiconewsdaily.com/news/women-mexico-protest-violence-femicides/

This website provides evidence and posts of the daily news in Mexico. This website provides archives and first-hand evidence of life in Mexico. Not all newspapers illustrate femicides, some even illustrate celebrity life. Newspapers detailing the protests and marches, and women who have disappeared illustrate how the people of Mexico want awareness and want to end such corruption to protect their women.

Garza, Cristina Rivera. Lilianas Invincible Summer. Bloomsbury, 2024.

Is a love story that has taken a brutal turn. I want to use this first-hand account to demonstrate that one voice does matter. When it comes to the femicide issue many do not discuss or become vocal about the issue due to the lack of awareness. Using Critina’s story I want to pull quotes and examples of what it is like to live life as a woman. I want to tell the story of one woman that almost represents hundreds of other women’s lives. Cristina's story isn't the only story nor will it be the last

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
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Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
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Outline of proposed changes

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[1] "We're Here to Tell It:" Mexican Women Break Silence over Femicides".

[2] "We're Here to Tell It:" Mexican Women Break Silence over Femicides".

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