Artists Share Illustrations To Condemn Violence Against Women In Latin America

Following the rape and murder of 16-year-old Lucia Perez in Mar del Plata, a coastal town in Argentina, earlier this month, tens of thousands of women protested gender-based violence across the country on Wednesday.

They marched toward Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo on “Black Wednesday,” dressed in mourning clothes and carrying signs expressing solidarity with Perez and condemning the killing of women.

Organized by a group known as #NiUnaMenos or “Not One Less,” the protests also spread to other Latin American cities, where violence against women is a similarly pressing issue. A recent report revealed that Latin America has seven out of the 10 countries in the world with the highest murder rate of women.

Artists are also stepping up to call for an end to violence against women. This week, they have contributed to the protests by sharing illustrations with the campaign’s slogans, namely: #VivasLasQueremos, or “We Want Them Alive,” #NiUnaMenos or “Not One Less,” and #NiUnaMás, or “Not One More.”

Scroll down to see some of their artwork.

This post originally appeared on HuffPost Mexico. It has been translated into English and edited for clarity.