GENDER VIOLENCE AND MIGRATION: WOMEN ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND UNDER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION IN MEXICO

Abstract

The migratory flows during the recent years in Mexico have registered a significant increase, alongside it the violence that has become in a constant situation for migrant people. This article aims to identify what kind of violence suffer the asylum seeker women and who are subject to some international protection figures in Mexican territory. Also, this document presents an analysis of the relations among different kinds of violence. Using a mixed-method perspective that integrates the precision of numeric data with the sensitivity of qualitative information, the testimonies of Centroamerican women are taken to deepen on the experiences and interpretations presented by them. The main findings highlight that all the problems related to the violence and persecution that women face constantly are not solved leaving their homeland, instead of that, the same violent outbreaks, mainly physical and psychological, follow them to the country of destination.