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Puerto Rico Declares Emergency Over Violence Against Trans, Cis Women
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declared a state of emergency this week over rampant violence against women in the U.S. territory.Sworn in this month, Pierluisi and his government are taking action following much prodding from activists.
Violence has surged against transgender and cisgender women, especially since 2017's Hurricane Maria and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the past year, many women have been confined with their abusers and denied access to personal and professional resources.At least 60 women were murdered in Puerto Rico last year, according to the organization Gender Equality Observatory, with six trans women killed and dozens of other cases under investigation and yet unconfirmed as murders.Some of the trans women killed last year include.
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