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| Argentina transgender killings spark outcry | Argentina transgender killings spark outcry |
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| Argentine President Cristina Fernandez and Amnesty International have called for justice after the violent death of a transgender activist. | Argentine President Cristina Fernandez and Amnesty International have called for justice after the violent death of a transgender activist. |
| Diana Sacayan, a well-known Argentine activist for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, was found dead in her Buenos Aires flat on Tuesday. | |
| This is the third violent transgender death in the country in the last month. | This is the third violent transgender death in the country in the last month. |
| Latin America reportedly accounts for the most transgender murders worldwide. | Latin America reportedly accounts for the most transgender murders worldwide. |
| Rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the body of Ms Sacayan showed signs of violence. | Rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the body of Ms Sacayan showed signs of violence. |
| "A dark cloud has set over Argentina's trans community," said Mariela Belski, Executive Director of Amnesty International Argentina. | |
| "Unless this latest wave of murders is effectively investigated and those responsible taken to justice, a message will be sent that attacking trans women is actually ok." | |
| President Fernandez echoed Amnesty's concerns. | |
| "I ask the national security services and the metropolitan police to solve this horrible crime," she said during a public address. | |
| Ms Sacayan, 40, had been the leader of a number of organisations seeking equality for Argentina's LGBT community. | Ms Sacayan, 40, had been the leader of a number of organisations seeking equality for Argentina's LGBT community. |
| In 2012 she was personally given her national identity card by President Fernandez, recognising her as a woman - a first for Argentina. | In 2012 she was personally given her national identity card by President Fernandez, recognising her as a woman - a first for Argentina. |
| Ms Sacayan's death followed the killings of Marcela Chocobar and Coty Olmos, two transgender women whose bodies were found over the last month in the provinces of Santa Fe and Santa Cruz. | Ms Sacayan's death followed the killings of Marcela Chocobar and Coty Olmos, two transgender women whose bodies were found over the last month in the provinces of Santa Fe and Santa Cruz. |
| Latin America accounted for 78% of the 1,731 murders of transgender and gender-diverse people reported worldwide between January 2008 and December 2014, according to activist group Transgender Europe. | Latin America accounted for 78% of the 1,731 murders of transgender and gender-diverse people reported worldwide between January 2008 and December 2014, according to activist group Transgender Europe. |