Simply 13% of ladies in Mexico report assault by companion, survey finds By Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Simply 13% of ladies who’re bodily or sexually assaulted by their companions in Mexico report it to an authority, in accordance with a report the nationwide statistics company issued forward of a global day of activism to fight violence in opposition to ladies.

Ladies’s rights activists are set to take to the streets around the globe on Friday to protest in opposition to pervasive gender violence and name for stronger motion from authorities.

In Mexico, the place some 20 ladies are killed every day, this comes as prosecutors within the state of Morelos are accused of protecting up the killing of 27-year-old Ariadna Lopez, initially dominated useless on account of alcohol intoxication.

The probability of ladies reporting bodily or sexual assault was low throughout varied circumstances, the company, INEGI, discovered.

If the perpetrator was a companion, solely 13.1% of ladies reported. For sexual and bodily assault occurring at college, the ratio was simply 7.8%, and it dropped to 7.1% in situations inside a household, 6.5% for these at work and 4.3% within the wider neighborhood.

In the meantime, one in two ladies mentioned that they had been sexually assaulted throughout their lives, one in 5 over the previous 12 months. Greater than a 3rd mentioned that they had in some unspecified time in the future been bodily assaulted, together with one in ten prior to now 12 months.

Not contemplating the incident essential sufficient was the most typical purpose for not reporting it. Ladies additionally talked about not understanding methods to, being afraid of repercussions, being blamed or not believed, and feeling ashamed.

After they did report it, they have been extra prone to go to a public ministry than the police, although if it occurred at work they have been extra prone to search out a commerce union or supervisor. In the event that they have been college students, they might extra possible go to a college authority.

The survey, which coated ladies and ladies aged 15 and older, recorded highest charges of violence amongst these aged as much as their mid-twenties.