Human Rights Journalist
Génesis Dávila is a human rights journalist specializing in Latinx communities. Her skills include video, data, and investigative journalism.
In her native Puerto Rico, she works with the independent media outlet Todas, covering topics related to femicides, gender, and women’s rights. As a freelance journalist, her work has been published in the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Primera Hora, and El Nuevo Día.
She holds two master’s degrees: one from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York and another from the University of Puerto Rico. During her time in New York, she interned with NBC’s Investigative Unit.
Génesis earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Acting, and Human Rights from the University of Puerto Rico. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
My Work
Dramatic Increase in Women’s Overdose Deaths in Puerto Rico
November 2024
In the past decade, overdose deaths among women, categorized as indirect femicides, have surged by 400%, outpacing the rate of increase among men.
Art by Emmalynn González
Weaving Community
May 2023
In this video, we get to know Ti Toro Miko, an indigenous movement in New York that advocates, assists, and maintains ties to its community in Guerrero, Mexico.
Motherhood Dreams Dashed: Infertility Treatments Remain Unaffordable Without Coverage
July 2024
A Senate bill that aimed to have health plans cover fertility treatments was rejected at the end of the legislative session, while the high costs of the procedures remain an obstacle for people wanting to get pregnant.
Art by Emmalynn González
The Bronx and parts of Brooklyn lead in domestic violence reports in New York City
December 2022
Experts estimate that the statistics fall short to provide a magnitude of the impact.
(I coded the web page and created the map.)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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