The scourge of femicide in Mexico: Impunity reigns in state of Morelos

Home Shows Focus Video content Program Americas To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: FOCUS © FRANCE 24 05:40 Issued on: 13/11/2026 - 13:38Modified: 13/11/2026 - 13:40 From the show When Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in 2024, she pledged to tackle violence against women. And while femicides have fallen since she took office, the numbers remain alarming, with around 520 murders so far this year. In the small state of Morelos, just outside the capital Mexico City, four female students have been murdered since January, including a Spanish woman on an exchange programme. The state has one of the highest femicide rates in the country. The latest killings have sparked outrage among feminist campaigners, who say Mexico remains gripped by gender-based violence and a culture of impunity. FRANCE 24's Quentin Duval and Laurence Cuvillier report, with Ed Augustin.