Femicide came to mind as the subject of this article when I recently listened to a news feature on Canal Caribe. Representatives from the Ministry of Domestic Affairs were openly talking about femicide and giving statistics, which was strange because it felt like they were talking about our country.

However, at least we can say that one of the few accomplishments of 2019 (maybe the only one, I can’t think of another one) is that femicide was officially recognized as a crime here in Cuba. Although it was quietly recognized, as if they weren’t changing anything. It happened in April, in an ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) report relating to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals