According to the Ombudsman’s Office in 2020, 1.506 adult women and 3.510 girls and adolescents were reported as missing
Data from the Peruvian Ombudsman’s Office indicated that at least 5.016 women, girls and adolescents have been reported as missing between January and November 2020
According to the report, 1.506 adult women and 3.510 girls and adolescents were reported missing in 2020, according to the Missing Persons Search System and the reports made to the National Police of Peru.
“Every day, an average of more than 15 events of this type has been reported (more than one every two hours, approximately),” said the agency.
The Prosecutor’s Office warned about the connection between the disappearances and the reports of violence, since, according to the latest report ‘What happened to them?’, In 26 percent of the cases of femicides (33 of 127), the victims they had previously been reported missing.
The entity specified that 390 minors were reported missing during the month of November. Of this number, 83 percent correspond to reports on girls and female adolescents; that is, a total of 325 records that reflect the impact due to gender reasons.
“This figure represents an increase of 12 percent compared to October and is manifested mainly in the departments of Lima, which went from 91 to 112 records; Cusco from 13 to 18; Apurímac, from 10 to 14; Callao, from 7 to 11, among others, “he detailed.
According to the Peruvian agency in November, 190 adult women were reported missing, which represents 20 percent more than the previous month.
For the Ombudsman’s Office, the increase in these figures is worrying, which is why it warned that, of the 127 victims of femicides registered between January and November, 33 had previously been reported as missing.
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