A wave of homicides targeting female victims — labeled as femicides — has been sweeping the State of Mexico, the sprawling suburb that engulfs Mexico City. While government officials have not provided exact figures, the National Citizen Femicide Observatory estimates six women are murdered a day, and a United Nations body has described the situation as a pandemic.VICE News investigates the murder of women in the region, and meets relatives of the victims who continue to fight for justice, from authorities who seem incapable or unwilling to help.Watch "San Pedro Sula Nights"Watch "Buenaventura: Dismemberment and Displacement"Murdered in Mexico State: The Silent Epidemic of Women Killings in MexicoRead "All Female Murders Must be Seen as Possible Femicides, Rules Mexico Supreme Court"
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The Femicide Crisis in the State of Mexico (Full Length)
VICE News investigates the murder of women in the State of Mexico, and meets the victims' relatives who continue to demand justice from authorities who seem incapable or unwilling to help.