“Femicidal violence cannot be normalized”: Amnesty International warns of violence against women in Mexico following the case of Claudia Tacoronte

Amnistía Internacional has condemned the murder in Mexico of Claudia Tacoronte Aguilera, a 21-year-old Spanish exchange student at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. The organization issued a strong warning stating that violence against women cannot be normalized or assumed as an everyday occurrence.

In response to the killing, the human rights organization has formally demanded that Mexican authorities thoroughly investigate the case specifically as a feminicide. The incident has drawn international attention to the broader issue of gender-based violence in the country.