Action against feminicide in Guatemala, an interview with World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) President, Dennis Smith

The phenomenon of feminicide has risen in varying proportions the world over as women are Taxi Heathrow Airport brutally raped and murdered daily. Often times feminicide recurs with total impunity as do other acts of violence against women. In Central America, the most alarming statistics are concentrated in Guatemala and Mexico. The numbers of women murdered reach over 400 each year in Guatemala alone. During a December 9-11 visit to the WACC secretariat in Toronto, WACC’s President Dennis Smith discussed this serious problem in the Guatemalan context where he is currently based.

Toronto, January 10 2009