Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday, demanding justice for three young women who were tortured and murdered in a crime reportedly live-streamed on social media, a case that has deeply shocked Argentina.
According to media reports, relatives of the victims led the march to Parliament, holding a banner with their names, “Lara, Brenda, Morena”, and placards bearing their photographs. Crowds of supporters joined them, many of whom carried signs and beat drums in a rally organised by a feminist group.
Placards read slogans such as “It was a narco-feminicide!” and “Our lives are not disposable!” in reference to the brutal killing of Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, cousins aged 20 and 15-year-old Lara Gutiérrez. Their bodies were discovered on Wednes