Cyberbullying a new form of violence against women in Mexico: report

Record ID: 990831

  • Title: Cyberbullying a new form of violence against women in Mexico: report
  • Date: 25th January 2018
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (FILE) (REUTERS) PEOPLE MARCHING ON STREET TO DENOUNCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROTESTER CHANTING "NOT ONE MORE" PROTESTERS HOLDING UP PLACARDS AND CHANTING "NOT ONE MORE" PHOTO OF RED SHOES LAID ON GROUND ON PLACARD HELD UP DURING PROTEST PROTESTERS CHANTING "JUSTICE"
  • Embargoed: 8th February 2018 22:11
  • Keywords: internet femicide feminism report Mexico cyberbullying Mexico City violence women
  • Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA0067ZM332B
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS PROFANE LANGUAGE IN SHOTS 13 AND 14
    Cyberbullying against female activists has emerged as a new form of violence in a country blighted by high rates of femicide, according to a new report presented to media in Mexico City on Thursday (January 25).
    The report, entitled "Online Violence Against Women In Mexico", was directed by the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Dubravka Simonovic, and seeks to document cases of online violence particularly by female activists.
    According to its findings, online violence against women has increased considerably in recent years. This new form of cyberbullying comes amidst Mexico's violent backdrop.
    In fact, there were more than 25,339 murders across drug-ravaged Mexico in 2017, the highest annual tally since modern records began, government data showed.
    Indeed, homicides of women have risen by nearly a quarter on average under President Enrique Pena Nieto compared with the previous administration.
    Much of the violence against female activists is centred on social network platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Facebook has reportedly stepped up transparency with a user dashboard to better report violence against women. Twitter reported it has streamlined the process of reporting harassment.
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