This week on Americas Now: Abused women in Mexico

Americas Now

The Mexican government estimates that 8 out of 10 women in Mexico have suffered abuse of some type.

Laws criminalizing domestic violence are difficult to apply. CCTV Correspondent Gerry Hadden travels to the Yucatan peninsula on the east coast of Mexico to speak to the victims of violence.

Watch Americas Now, Sunday at 7 p.m. eastern or 7 a.m. Beijing time on CCTV America.