This article analyses the evolution of homicide of minors in Mexico and some of its characteristics between 2007 and 2020, a period in which there was a sharp rise in the incidence of such crimes. Making a distinction between children and adolescents, the authors answer the following questions: Do changes relating to the homicide of minors, who are supposedly less exposed to the risk of homicide, mirror the trends and characteristics of the phenomenon in the general population? In a context in which impunity is prevalent, has homicidal violence become generalized in those groups? It is concluded that the increase in homicides in Mexico has resulted in significant impacts for minors, in particular those over the age of two. With increasing frequency, minors are the victims of homicide by firearm or other forms of violence, in public and in the home. The increase in the homicide of minors has affected both sexes, albeit at different rates.
The purpose of this work is to determine how the conceptualization of the right to social security (its role, priorities and characteristics) and to social protection for older persons has been articulated and amended in legal instruments. To achieve this, an analysis is conducted of the content of human rights instruments, from the earliest to the most recent. The goal is to understand transformations in the concepts of who is the subject of the law, what rights should be guaranteed and which distributive justice criteria should guide the design of systems for transferring income to older persons. The results of the study highlight increasing tensions between contributory social security and the criteria of universal access and equitable distribution of social rights in old age, which are explored in greater depth in international legal instruments.
The objective of this article is to describe the current situation of the Venezuelan population residing in Argentina, based on the premise that facilitating the regularization of their migratory status has a direct positive impact on their social, economic and political inclusion. First, a comparative analysis is performed of the specific characteristics of the Argentine regulatory framework. The effects of the country’s regularization system are then examined, along with its operation, through applications for permanent residency that have been resolved. The article then turns to an examination of the characteristics of the population group, potential gaps in meaningful access to social and economic rights, and the possibility of voting in Buenos Aires, where the largest numbers of Venezuelan migrants are found in both absolute and relative terms. In its conclusion, the article reiterates the importance of regularization of migratory status as a precondition (although neither the sole nor a sufficient condition) for the effective access to rights of this population group in Argentina.
In view of the sequelae that can occur in patients who have recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), efforts must be made to identify such cases in order to address them. By May 2022, just over 5 million people in Mexico had recovered from COVID-19, an alarming figure as the lingering effects could severely impair their health or even lead to death. This study therefore aims to locate these groups of recovered patients and determine their size, by means of clusters, considering variables such as age and comorbidities. Particular emphasis is also placed on the level of municipal sociodemographic marginalization in 2020. Official information from the Ministry of Health was employed and the k-medoids algorithm was used for estimation. Key findings include the conclusion that most of those who have recovered from COVID-19 reside in municipalities with very low marginalization and are largely women.
This article examines some of the factors arising from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that may have contributed to the decline in subnational (departmental) fertility rates in the first two months of 2021. These factors include disrupted access to health services, increased unemployment and restrictions on movement. Mediation models are used in a panel by department from 2014 to 2021. The results indicate that unemployment and the closure of commercial and leisure establishments are mediator variables for the 2020 effect on the departmental general fertility rate for married (or cohabiting) women, while for single (unmarried) women no mediator variables are found. This means that the departmental general fertility rate for married women could be related to the economic contraction, while the rate for single women seems to have been affected mainly by the strict lockdowns.
