Violence on The Border

Shaul Schwarz

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JUAREZ, MEXICO: DEC. 21, 2008- A woman's body lies on the autopsy table where it was discovered that she was raped and then murdered in what was made to look like a suicide. Violence against women has also surged again in correlation to the daily multiple uninvestigated and unpunished homicides and general increase lawlessness. The coroner's office is open 24/7 and employs more than 100 doctors, technicians and investigative specialists, who cover Ciudad Juarez and northern Chihuahua state.

Shaul Schwarz, "Violence on The Border," in POYi Archive, Item #42386, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/42386 (accessed June 20, 2025).