About 38 women have been killed this year in Nicaragua in spiraling violence that saw no end in sight, a non-governmental woman's organization said on Wednesday.

The cause of the women's deaths was domestic or sexual violence. About 300 cases of sexual harassment have also been filed, the Network of Women Against Violence said on Wednesday.

It was a positive thing for Nicaraguan women to start going to the police for help after sexual abuses, said Juana Jimenez, the organization's representative.

A lot more should be done to prevent violence against women in the country, she said, warning that violence against women in the country saw a tendency of increase.

In the last few months, women defense organizations have also condemned assaults suffered by women on taxi where they were abused and thrown out of the vehicle after being deprived of money and personal possessions.

The Network of Women Against Violence and the National Police Commissariat for Women signed a memorandum Wednesday to tackle the problem of violence against women and children in Nicaragua.

Debora Grandison, a special prosecutor for women, said domestic violence has gone out of homes into the streets and public institutions.

Meanwhile, a study conducted by the Inter-American Institute for Human Rights said the violence-caused deaths of women has risen in Central American countries.

Source: Xinhua