Last week in Argentina, a new anti-street harassment law was proposed.
“The bill would establish fines ranging from AR$100 pesos (approx. US$7) to AR$7,000 ($547), and aims to protect anyone who “self-identifies as a woman” from verbal or physical harassment. Furthermore, the bill proposes a “National Week against Street Harassment” be commemorated yearly from April 12 to 18…
Raquel Vivanco, coordinator for Womean of the Latin American Matria (MUMALA), also lent her support to the bill. ‘Street harassment should be considered a crime, because women should not be intimidated and harassed. It does not only have to do with our privacy but also in the way it limits our free movement.'”
Earlier this month, Aixa Rizzo‘s video against street harassment went viral.
Peru passed a law against street harassment last month and laws were introduced in both Chile and Panama this spring.
