Lucia Mazzuca and Keina Yoshida

Lucia Mazzuca is a Research Officer at the London School of Economics Centre for Women Peace and Security. She graduated from Universidad de Buenos Aires and has a masters in International Law from Harvard Law School. Lucia's current research focus is on violence against women in Latin America and the Inter-American system of Human Rights.

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Velásquez Paiz et al v Guatemala: Femicide in Guatemala – Part II

Velásquez Paiz et al v Guatemala: Femicide in Guatemala – Part II

On 19 November 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) handed down a decision on gender-based violence in Guatemala. This decision comes at a time when Guatemala has been pursuing prosecutions for grave crimes ...
Velásquez Paiz et al v Guatemala: Gender Stereotypes and Lack of Justice – Part I

Velásquez Paiz et al v Guatemala: Gender Stereotypes and Lack of Justice – Part I

In November 2015, a decade after the sexual assault and murder of a young Guatemalan woman, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) released a ground-breaking judgment further clarifying the scope and content of states’ ...