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Op-Ed: Mexico’s #MeToo Movement Needs Anonymity in the Face of Institutional Failures

Marisol García Walls — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:06:11 +0000

The debate sparked by the #MeToo movement in Mexico came to a fever pitch last Monday, when the news of Armando Vega Gil’s suicide went public. Vega Gil, bassist for the influential rock band Botellita de Jerez, posted a suicide note on his Twitter account after allegations that he had made inappropriate sexual advances towards

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The Unseen Scars of Violence: Why We Desperately Need to Talk About Mental Health in Mexico

Marisol García Walls — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:46:58 +0000

On Wednesday January 18, a 15-year-old student opened fire against his classmates and teacher in a private school in the city of Monterrey, in the north of Mexico. The incident happened around 8 am. After wounding four, the student pointed the gun toward his head and fired one last shot. He was declared dead in

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