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The minor was last seen when she left her home in the Santa Martha Acatitla neighborhood to go to a nearby store.
According to relatives, Perla Alison asked permission to buy some candy and never returned. Since then, a nationwide Amber Alert has been activated, prompting an intense search by authorities and citizen groups.
The discovery occurred on a vacant lot near the Constitución de 1917 metro station. A neighbor, alerted by a foul odor coming from an abandoned building, called 911. Officers from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) cordoned off the area, and experts from the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office subsequently recovered the body.
The Prosecutor’s Office reported that the body showed signs of violence and that an investigation into the crime of femicide has been opened.
Initial indications suggest that the minor may have been the victim of abuse before being killed, although the results of the autopsy will officially determine the cause of death.
The news has sparked profound outrage among the public, especially on social media, where Perla Alison’s case was widely shared during the days of the search. Feminist groups and civil associations are demanding justice and exemplary punishment for whoever is found responsible.
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023.
Gender-related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls.
The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, shows that femicide is rising around the world. While there has been growing awareness and public outcry against these killings, much more needs to be done to prevent violence against women, stop its escalation, provide adequate services to survivors and punish perpetrators.
Femicide: definition and causes
Femicide (or feminicide, as it is referred to in some contexts) is defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation. It is different from homicide, where the motivation may not be gender-related.
Femicide is driven by discrimination against women and girls, unequal power relations, gender stereotypes or harmful social norms. It is the most extreme and brutal manifestation of violence against women and girls which occurs on a continuum of multiple and related forms of violence, at home, in workplaces, schools or public spaces, including intimate partner violence, sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence, harmful practices and trafficking.
1. Women and girls are most likely to be killed by those closest to them
2. Femicide is a universal problem
3. The true scale of femicide is likely much higher
4. Some groups of women and girls face greater risk
5. Femicide can and must be prevented