| dc.description.abstract | The issue of feminicide in Ciudad Juarez was first exacerbated by the notable shift engendered by the implementation of a neoliberal economic system in the early 1990s, which motivated by profit ultimately allowed for the exploitation of young women within this region and as a result normalized views of their inferiority and disposability. In response to the frequent occurrence of legal impunity within cases of feminicide, local activist groups and international NGOs have collectively participated in past public demonstrations, transnational initiatives, and ‘artivism’ campaigns in hopes of providing a foundation for actualized social justice. Although significant attention drawn from the global public has persuaded the Mexican government to en- act a few changes in the past, these however, have proved to be rhetorical commitments towards improving gender justice. Therefore, an examination of the anti-feminicide activism generated from the community of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico since the 1990s should provide an in-depth analysis of the various forms and outlets utilized for public activism within this region. This will only provide further knowledge into the public events and prior activism that possibly influenced the State’s decision to enact its criminalization. By analyzing the aftermath of activist campaigns in the post-criminalization era, this will offer considerable insight into their current adaptations for the meaning of justice and will intentionally focus on the environment of contemporary activism as it systematically confronts the pervasive and failed legal system, which becomes visibly apparent within the case of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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