El Alto, Bolivia. 07th July, 2020. Burial of little Esther Cavillo, 9 years old, raped and murdered in the city of El Alto, adjacent to the city of La Paz, last Sunday. She was buried today in the same city. Her relatives and neighbors ask for justice. The girl Esther Cavillo, had remained in charge of her two younger brothers while her mother, living from day to day, had gone to sell fruits. One of the tenants in that house took the opportunity to sexually assault and then kill the girls. Then she took out the body and went to throw it on the public highway. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Liv
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July 7, 2020, El Alto, LA PAZ, Bolivia: Burial of little Esther Cavillo, 9 years old, raped and murdered in the city of El Alto, adjacent to the city of La Paz, last Sunday. She was buried today in the same city. Her relatives and neighbors ask for justice. The girl Esther Cavillo, had remained in charge of her two younger brothers while her mother, living from day to day, had gone to sell fruits. One of the tenants in that house took the opportunity to sexually assault and then kill the girls. Then she took out the body and went to throw it on the public highway. The rapist and murderer was detained today in the city of La Paz, preparing to escape to Peru by land.Sexual violence in Bolivia is increasing during the COVID-19 period. According to UNFPA estimates in Bolivia, during the quarantine that began in March, at least four girls and adolescents a day are victims of sexual violence, not counting the Ã’under-registrationÓ of girls who keep quiet about these situations, which due to confinement is believed to the figure is ''much, much higher.'' Her representative in Bolivia, Celia Taborga stated in this regard that: ''Many girls are living with their aggressors without any possibility of contention and even less of denunciation.''The alarming increase in rape cases, especially among minors, implies a serious public and mental health problem, since according to data from the General Directorate of the Penitentiary Regime, rape cases rose by 364% in 10 years (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Wire)