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In just a couple of years, Playa del Carmen, in the state of Quintana Roo, has shifted from a tropical paradise to a violent hive of criminal activity. However, many tourists never see any sign of this unprecedented wave of violence. Quintana Roo is the state that receives the highest number of international tourists in the country.  To protect them, the government has created the app “Guest Assist” which includes services for emergencies, including extortion and kidnapping.  This month, the Quintana Roo government announced that its state police force would assume sole responsibility for all security in this town and take control of the local police. Alberto Capella, the State Security secretary, is now in command of the state and municipal police. In an exclusive interview with UNews, Mr. Capella told us that they weren’t prepared for the recent upsurge in violence.  https://www.univision.com/univision-news/crime-wave-in-the-mayan-riviera-could-impact-the-regions-economy-video?fbclid=IwAR2ohetabi65vdYoDBfInMDbklEM2fX1c5iNh2n6euF5WSwvmjA5nf9Jg9Q

Mexico City is one of the world’s biggest commuter cities. But female passengers say their rides are filled with constant risk of sexual harassment. They report cat-calling, groping and even rape and kidnapping. But as Valeria Leon reports, many still refuse to confront the problem head-on. Some women report they’ve been harassed at a very young age. They say it’s so common that women grow used to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1I_kXr1kA Mexico City’s government introduced women-only cars in 2008. Through Facebook and Whatsapp groups women share information about where attacks happen most often. They say it helps them reduce the risk of riding public transport. The first recorded study on sexual assault was published ten years ago by Fabiola Zermeño from a local NGO. The results of a follow up study in 2017 revealed that the number of sexual assaults in the subway system hasn’t gone down over the last decade. The…

Hay que decirlo fuerte y claro: las mujeres estamos hartas de tomar anticonceptivos y ser responsables de la planeación familiar. En cualquier forma y presentación, aún el más moderno método tiene contraindicaciones e impactos negativos en nuestro bienestar. Debemos lidiar con efectos efectos secundarios, las consecuencias que experimentamos a diario por ingerir hormonas son muchas y muy incómodas. Desde dolores de cabeza, cambios de humor, náuseas, subir de peso y un gran etcétera dependiendo de cada cuerpo. Lo que hace casi 70 años se consideró el evento más revolucionario del momento para la mujer, la creación de la pastilla anticonceptiva, ha terminado por anclarnos en la responsabilidad de cuidar no reproducirnos, como si esta responsabilidad tuviera que recaer solo en nosotras. Como si fuéramos las únicas responsables de la planificación familiar o de evitar “niños no deseados”. En 1967, seis millones de mujeres usaban la píldora de anticoncepción.(1) Desde esa…