'Separation by sex': gendered lockdown fuelling hate crime on streets of Bogotá
by Jo Griffin and Daniela Rivera Antara in Lima from on (#536VV)
While men and women can go out on alternate days, trans people in the Colombian capital face increasing risk of violent attacks
A policy of making men and women leave their homes on alternate days during lockdown in Bogota is fuelling violence towards the transgender community by the police and the public, activists say.
The mayor of the Colombian capital, Claudia Lopez, announced last month that women were permitted to go outdoors for essential tasks on even-numbered days and men on odd-numbered days, in an effort to limit numbers on the streets.
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