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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4 Women Accuse Former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias of Sexual Assault

Yara Simón — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:35:47 +0000

Days after a woman accused Óscar Arias, the former Costa Rican president, of sexual assault, three more have spoken out against him. The first accusation came from Alexandra Arce von Herold, a 34-year-old psychiatrist and nuclear disarmament activist. On Monday, she filed a criminal complaint, which stated that four years ago, he kissed her, touched

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