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| 17 Feb 2008 - 10:12 | Sukla Sen
suklasenp@yahoo.co.uk
URL: www.ipetitions.com/petition/indiawomen20 . . .
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Shame on Indian MCPs!
Protest Against Regressive Statements on Women
Dear all,
INDIA On the 9th of February 2008, remarks by two emminent
judiciary members the
Chief Justice of Karnataka, Cyriac Joseph and State Human Rights Commission Chairperson Justice S.R.Nayak, stating that immodest
dressing was the cause of increasing crimes against women were reported in the press. (the
clippings are pasted below with links).
The Hon'ble Chief Justice further elaborated his statement by mentioning that "*Nowadays, women wear such kind of dresses even in temples and churches that when we go to places of worship, instead of meditating on God,
we end up meditating on the person before us*" and that the provocative
dresses that women wear in buses*" put the "*men travelling in the buses*" in awkward situations and hence "*women must dress
modestly*."
The Chairperson SHRC, speaking on 'Human Rights and the Lawyers Role", gave his opinion on the Mumbai New years eve molestation
issue by saying "*Yes, men are bad", ''But who asked them (the women) to venture out in the
night,'' ''Women should not have gone out in the night and when they do, there is no point in complaining that men touched them and hit them. Youth are destroying our culture for momentary satisfaction.''*
Thousands of crimes like molestation, domestic violence, rape etc go unreported in the country because the patriarchal
society we dwell in refuses women the space to report violence.Where it
should be the prerogative of the seat of law to protect the
privileges of the vulnerable
and the victims of any violence, we have seen the perpetration of
subjugative regressive ideology.
As people who believe in systems of Justice and the value of equity, please join us in raising a voice for the cause of women in the country and sign the petition below:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petiti on/indiawomen2008/
Do share the petition with as many people as possible.
With warm regards,
Arpita Joshi, Harminder Kaur, Gitanjali Mahanti,
Bhargavi S Rao, Dolly
Kalita
http://www.hinduonnet.c om/2008/02/09/stories/2008020959100600.h tm
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NYPD Detective Proclaims Innocence
February 14th, 2008
The Associated Press NEW YORK --
A police detective accused of forcing a 13-year-old runaway into prostitution says he is "100 percent innocent" and hopes he will be able to clear his name, a newspaper reported Thursday.
"I guarantee you if I spoke my heart out and told you all the facts, you would walk out of here with a totally different outlook," Detective Wayne Taylor told the Daily News Wednesday at the Westchester County jail. He is being held in protective custody there after being moved from New York City's Rikers Island jail.
Taylor said his lawyer has advised him not to discuss the details of his case. But he said: "I am 100 percent innocent of all the charges, and all that will come out in court."
Taylor and Zelika Brown, a woman accused of working as his partner, pleaded not guilty last month to kidnapping, promoting prostitution, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Taylor, a 14-year veteran assigned to the New York Police Department's housing bureau, has been suspended without pay.
Prosecutors say the runaway thought she was being offered a job dancing at parties, but soon found herself a captive of Brown, 29, and Taylor, 35. The two forced the teen to prostitute herself at parties, and Taylor threatened to make her sell herself on the streets if she tried to escape, according to Queens prosecutors.
Taylor, a married father of three, said he felt helpless and hurt that colleagues have shunned him. But he said he bore investigators no ill will.
Taylor and Brown each face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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| 16 Feb 2008 - 09:57 | feministpeacenetwork
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/14/ . . .
| Statement from the Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence regarding the alleged rape of a Japanese girl by a U.S. Marine:
February 13, 2008
The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
Consul General Kevin Maher
United States Consulate General in Naha, Okinawa
Lt. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer
US Military’s Okinawa Area Coordinator
We protest the sexual violence against an Okinawan girl by a U.S. Marine
We demand withdrawal of the U.S. military from Okinawa
We, people of Okinawa, particularly women, are outraged at another heinous crime committed by a U.S. serviceman on February 10th, 2008.
We have been imposed the burden of hosting U.S. military and bases. For long 62 years, the lives of women and children in Okinawa have been made insecure by the presence of the U.S. military and bases.
The fact that the perpetrator took the victim from city center where local residents spend their leisure time on holidays and weekends, demonstrates the close proximity between our daily life and the violence and danger caused by the U.S. military.
The perpetrator, a Marine who belongs to Camp Courtney lives outside of the base in a local residential area. Why should U.S. soldiers be allowed to freely enter a residential area at any time? Why is a safe environment for children and women not assured in Okinawa? The fear of the victim, the anger of her family, the shock and anxiety of the local residents are all immeasurable.
The U.S. military has promised over and over “the requirement for the highest standards of conduct,” every time a crime was committed. It is evident that these promises resulted in nothing. It needs to be reminded that in the past, during long weekends such as Independence Day weekend, many girls were revealed to the violence of U.S. soldiers. Behind the crimes that have been made public are many more women and> children who could not speak out about the violence they were exposed to.
We call for withdrawal of the U.S. military in order to abolish such violence. We argue that the military is a violence-intrinsic institution. And true security cannot be realized by the military in our community nor between nations.
We demand: careful and adequate psychological care of the victim, apology and compensation to the victim, strict punishment of the perpetrator, tighter discipline and control over soldiers living in off-base housings.
The realignment and transformation of the US-Japan military alliance will only intensify the functions of the U.S. bases in Okinawa. We demand withdrawal of the U.S. military from Okinawa and closure of the U.S. bases in Okinawa.
Action Alert: Add Your Name To Statement On Okinawa Rape
http://www.feministpeacenetwork. org/2008/02/14/action-alert-add-your-nam e-to-statement-on-okinawa-rape/
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| 15 Feb 2008 - 09:06 | admin
URL: hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/14/saudia18 . . .
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Saudi Arabia: Halt Woman’s Execution for ‘Witchcraft’
Fawza Falih’s Case Reveals Deep Flaws in Saudi Justice System
(New York, February 14, 2008) – King Abdullah should halt the execution of Fawza Falih and void her conviction for “witchcraft,” Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the Saudi king.
The fact that Saudi judges still conduct trials for unprovable crimes like ‘witchcraft’ underscores their inability to carry out objective criminal investigations. Fawza Falih’s case is an example of how the authorities failed to comply even with existing safeguards in the Saudi justice system.
The religious police who arrested and interrogated Fawza Falih and the judges who tried her in the northern town of Quraiyat never gave her the opportunity to prove her innocence against absurd charges that have no basis in law.
“The fact that Saudi judges still conduct trials for unprovable crimes like ‘witchcraft’ underscores their inability to carry out objective criminal investigations,” said Joe Stork, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “Fawza Falih’s case is an example of how the authorities failed to comply even with existing safeguards in the Saudi justice system.”
continues
http://hrw.org/english/docs /2008/02/14/saudia18051.htm
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| 15 Feb 2008 - 08:47 | Dona
donapapp1@yahoo.com
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My name is Dona. I was raped in July 2007. Unfortunately, it happened in the hospital where I work. I was a patient myself at the time. I suspect the rapist was an employee of the hospital also. I do not know details because I was under the influence of sedating medications and may also have been given a date rape drug.
My case has not been taken seriously, in my opinion, by my employer because I was a patient on the psychiatric unit of the hospital at the time of the rape. I had admitted myself for depression . I do not have delusions or hallucinations nor am I a liar.
I feel the hospital has not supported me in any way, shape or form. In my opinion, they have tried to botch the police investigation by warning the employees ahead of time that the investigation was taking place and people would be questioned.
Not only am I sickened by the way I have been treated but by all the reports I have become aware of sexual abuse of patients in mental hospitals and nursing homes. This should not be happening in 2008. These patients need to be protected. If anyone is willing to help me make the public more aware of these crimes and put a stop to it, please email me.
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| 15 Feb 2008 - 08:32 | ana
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Hallo, I was a victim of domestic violence ,I escaped from my abuser 5 months ago . Thanks God for helping me in that step .
I was an immigrant , my husband is a legal permanent resident , we are both from the same country of origin . We married in our country of origin less than 3 years ago . He applied for H1 visa ( for work ) for me , I went to USA , I lived with him in FL. for 1 year from Oct. / 2006 to Oct. /2007 . I got pregnant by our 1st & only baby shortly after I went to USA . He was abusing me : sexual , economic , emotional , psychological , threats of physical violence , threats to kill me , threats of not allowing me to go to work , threats of not appling
for a green card for me , threats of deportation & I will not see my baby again .
I was promising myself that , he would be better after I gave birth , but he got worse after the baby as he was threatening me by the baby . It was needing a great power & strength to take that decision & to actually escape from my abuser . I give my sympathy to all those who are in similar situation & I encourage them to escape , after that they will feel much better , I like if my story can be available on your site for others to read it .
Thank you .
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| 14 Feb 2008 - 14:58 | JULIANA
juli_482@hotmail.com
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me encantaria pertenecer a la policia es mi gran sueño y voy a luchar por lograrlo; hace algunos meses me presenté y me dijeron que tenía que estudiar algo...
y así fue, ahora estoy en la práctica empresarial de Secretariado Comercial Sistematizado y creo que eso me puede servir.
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| 13 Feb 2008 - 15:41 | Jessica Culley
catanj@aol.com
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Estoy buscando materiales, pamfletos o libritos, que estan dirigidos a las mujeres inmigrantes sobre los temas de violencia sexual, violencia domestica, o violencia en el trabajo. Tienen algunos ejemplos que podria enviarme? Conozco alguien quien esta buscando comprar materiales.
Jessica Culley
CATA
P.O. Box 510
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Gracias!
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| 13 Feb 2008 - 11:33 | Civil Society Helps
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| 13 Feb 2008 - 11:28 | admin
| February 13, 2008
New York Times
Limbo for U.S. Women Reporting Iraq Assaults
By _JAMES RISEN_
(http://topics.nytimes.com/top/referen ce/timestopics/people/r/james_risen/inde x.html?inline=nyt-per)
Mary Beth Kineston, an Ohio resident who went to _Iraq_ to drive
trucks, thought she had endured the worst when her supply convoy was ambushed in April 2004. After car bombs exploded and insurgents began firing on the road between Baghdad and Balad, she and other military contractors were saved
only when Army Black Hawk helicopters arrived.
But not long after the ambush, Ms. Kineston said, she was sexually assaulted by another driver, who remained on the job, at least temporarily, even after she reported the episode to KBR, the military contractor that employed the
drivers. Later, she said she was groped by a second KBR worker. After complaining to the company about the threats and harassments endured by female employees in Iraq, she was fired. "I felt safer on the convoys with the Army than I ever did working for KBR,"
said Ms. Kineston, who won a modest arbitration award against KBR. "At least if you got in trouble on a convoy, you could radio the Army and they would come and help you out. But when I complained to KBR, they didn´t do anything. I still have nightmares. They changed my life forever, and they got away with
it."
Ms. Kineston is among a number of American women who have reported that they were sexually assaulted by co-workers while working as contractors in Iraq
but now find themselves in legal limbo, unable to seek justice or even significant compensation.
Many of the same legal and logistical obstacles that have impeded other types of investigations involving contractors in Iraq, like shootings involving
security guards for _Blackwater Worldwide_
have made it difficult for the United States government to pursue charges related to sexual offenses. The military justice system does not apply to them, and the reach of other American laws on contractors working in foreign war zones remains unclear five years after the United States invasion of Iraq.
KBR and other companies, meanwhile, have required Iraq-bound employees to agree to take personnel disputes to private arbitration rather than sue the
companies in American courts. The companies have repeatedly challenged arbitration claims of sexual assault or harassment brought by women who served in
Iraq, raising fears among some women about going public with their claims.
The issue gained national attention when Jamie Leigh Jones, a 23-year-old former employee of KBR, testified at a Congressional hearing in December that she had been gang-raped by co-workers in Iraq in 2005. She appeared again on
Tuesday and talked in detail about the episode, urging lawmakers to make it easier for crime victims to sue employers.
"Victims of crime perpetrated by employees of taxpayer-funded government contracts in Iraq deserve the same standard of treatment and protection governed
by the same laws whether they are working in the U.S. or abroad," she said. Since she spoke out publicly in December, other women have begun to step forward.
Ms. Jones and her lawyers said 38 women who worked as contractors in Iraq, Kuwait and other countries had contacted her since she testified to discuss their own experiences. Now, Congressional leaders are seeking answers from the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies to try to determine the scope of the threats facing women who are contractors.
Paul Brand, a Chicago psychologist who counsels contractors who have served in Iraq, said the harassment of female workers by male colleagues was common.
"The extent of the harassment varies greatly from contractor to contractor, depending on how diligently they screen job candidates and management´s
willingness to encourage women to report problems," he said. "In many instances, very little or nothing is done."
Comprehensive statistics on sexual assaults in Iraq are unavailable because no one in the government or the contracting industry is tracking them. Court documents, interviews with those who were victims, their lawyers and other
professionals, along with the limited data made available by the Bush administration, suggest a troubling trend.
The Criminal Investigation Command of the Army has reported that it investigated 124 cases of sexual assault in Iraq over the last three years. Those figures, provided to Senator Bill Nelson, the Florida Democrat who has taken the
lead in the Senate on the issue, include cases involving both contractors and military personnel, but do not include cases involving contractors or soldiers investigated by other branches of the military.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the State Department has separately reported that it has investigated four cases of rape or sexual assault involving
female contractors, including Ms. Jones´s case. But the Pentagon has so far failed to respond to a request from Mr. Nelson for more comprehensive data, including the number of rape examinations done by military doctors in Iraq on
behalf of female contractors. What is more, the Bush administration has not offered to develop a coordinated response to the problem, aides to Senator
Nelson and experts have said.
Heather Browne, a spokeswoman for KBR, said the company would protect women working in Iraq. "KBR´s commitment to the safety and security of all
employees is unwavering," she said in a statement. "One instance of sexual harassment or assault is too many and unacceptable." The company declined to say how
many female employees had reported that they were victims of sex crimes in Iraq.
The administration´s decision to rely so heavily on outside contractors - about 180,000 contractors work in Iraq, significantly outnumbering United States military personnel in the country - probably made it inevitable that contractor crime would emerge as a problem as the war dragged on. KBR, by far the largest military contractor in Iraq, says that it now has 2,383 women there, of a total work force of 54,170.
A shooting in Baghdad last September involving Blackwater guards that left 17 Iraqis dead highlighted the lack of clarity in the laws governing contractors. In cases involving sexual assault, for example, soldiers and other
military personnel can be prosecuted under the military justice system, but that
system does not apply to contractors.
Instead, a little-used law, the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act,
seems to be the closest statute that could apply to contractors charged with rape, but its legal reach has been under wide debate since the Blackwater shootings.
Women who worked as contractors in Iraq say that while on the job they
encountered sexual discrimination and harassment, which sometimes veered dangerously to sexual assaults and even rapes.
Linda Lindsey, of Houston, who worked for KBR in Iraq from 2004 until early 2007, said that she often saw evidence of sexual harassment or discrimination, and that male supervisors often tried to force female employees to grant
sexual favors in exchange for promotions or other benefits.
She added that the company´s management seemed unwilling to take action to improve working conditions for women in Iraq. "We filed complaints against one
supervisor, and the complaints disappeared," Ms. Lindsey said in an interview. "The impression you got was that they really didn´t want to hear it,
because the money was coming in. Most of it was bad management on-site."
Pamela Jones, of Texas, a KBR logistics coordinator in Kuwait in 2003 and
2004, was sexually assaulted by a supervisor. "It was known that if you started complaining that you could lose your job," said Ms. Jones, who added that she reported it to management. "They give you an 800 number to report. But then
they shoved it under the rug, and they told me I was a pest."
She later won an arbitration award from KBR, according to her Houston lawyer, Peter Costea.
Lawyers for women who have reported that they were raped or assaulted while working in Iraq say that one of the biggest obstacles they face is the arbitration requirement.
That means that women who say they were victimized have had great difficulty taking KBR to court for failing to better protect its female employees in Iraq.
KBR defended the arbitration process, saying it is fair. The fact that Ms. Kineston and Pamela Jones won awards is an indication that the system works,
said Ms. Browne, the KBR spokeswoman. Jamie Leigh Jones said she had been fighting to get her case out of the arbitration process and into a federal court, and she testified before a House
committee on Tuesday in support of the need to change the laws governing private arbitration. KBR says it "disputes Ms. Jones´s version of the incident she
alleges."
After her Congressional testimony in December, she also testified before a
federal grand jury in Florida, which has begun a criminal inquiry into her case more than two years after she first reported the rape.
Her lawyer, Todd Kelly, says he believes that the government has finally been prodded into action only because of the public attention brought by her case. "Her case came out on television before they said anything about a grand
jury," he said.
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| 13 Feb 2008 - 11:15 | catherine
catherine.lopes@dcf.state.nj.us
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I have a lady who is here illegally and was a victim of domestic violence her husband recently got deported and she is afraid to get deported herself now and have to go back to her husband. my question is is there any help out there for her that can help her get on her own two feet?
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| 12 Feb 2008 - 09:06 | Kathy Hargitt
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*Learn about the underworld of human trafficking *
*and how it is affecting **America**’s children. *
/Kathy Hargitt, M.A., is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology.
She has been conducting field research on international and domestic child trafficking & sexual exploitation for more than a decade. In 2002 she traveled to the //Philippines//, //Thailand//, //Cambodia//, //Nepal//, and //India// to study psychosocial rehabilitation programs for children survivors of sexual slavery. More recently she interned at a San Francisco Bay Area Juvenile Hall where she worked with many children victims of sexual exploitation. Kathy is currently writing her dissertation on, and is actively involved in raising awareness about the needs of //America//’s trafficked and sexually exploited children.///
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| 12 Feb 2008 - 08:38 | PCADV
PCADV@transitionguides.com
URL: www.pcadv. org
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JOB * JOB * JOB
Executive Director Position Summary
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Harrisburg, PA
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(PCADV) http://www.pcadv. org is seeking a new
Executive Director with visionary leadership, a deep passion for womenÕs rights and social change and the capacity to influence change in systemsÕ responses to
domestic violence as well as the publicÕs beliefs about domestic violence. This dedicated and
compassionate professional will bring a wealth of experience to an established and respected
organization.
To apply please email your resume along with a cover letter explaining your
interest in the organization and salary requirements to:
PCADV@transitionguides.com or to PCADV Executive Director Search, c/o
TransitionGuides, 1751 Elton Road, Silver Spring, MD 20903.
Review of the resumes begins Monday, March 3. The search will remain open until the position is filled.
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| 11 Feb 2008 - 16:24 | CIMAC
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/s08020501-REP . . .
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En 2007 Instituto de la Mujer local atendió 22 casos diarios
Chihuahua: fracasó Justicia alternativa contra violencia de género
Primera de dos partes
Por Dora Villalobos Mendoza/corresponsal
Chihuahua, Chih., 4 feb 08 (CIMAC).- La violencia de género no puede entrar a ningún proceso de mediación, negociación o conciliación, los responsables deben ser enjuiciados y penalizados con rigor, advierten organizaciones de mujeres chihuahuenses a legisladores, funcionarios y a grupos de la sociedad civil, ahora que está en puerta una reforma federal al sistema de justicia penal.
Así lo dirán también a Louise Arboure, alta comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, durante la visita que hará a México a partir de este lunes.
En Chihuahua, estado emblemático por los casos de feminicidio en Ciudad Juárez, una de cada 5 mujeres es agredida por su pareja, física, psicológica, sexual o económicamente, según encuestas de la Secretaría de Salud (SS) y el Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres.
Para la SS, la violencia de género es un problema que incumbe a la sociedad: por el impacto que tiene sobre la salud y el desarrollo del estado y del país, y porque una mínima conciencia de justicia lo demanda.
Además, porque está vinculada a la violencia social. Muchos estudios demuestran que un número importante de delincuentes ha vivido en familias violentas y que la agresión se reproduce de generación en generación.
El Instituto Chihuahuense de la Mujer atendió 8 mil mujeres víctimas de violencia en la entidad en 2007, en promedio 22 casos diarios. Luisa Camberos, su directora, dice que se trata de violencia física, psicológica, sexual y económica.
Lucha Castro y Alma Gómez, del Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres (CDHM), se entrevistarán con Arboure y le entregarán un informe sobre los casos de feminicidio que continúan sin solución en la entidad.
JUSTICIA ¿ALTERNATIVA?
Las organizaciones chihuahuenses quieren compartir con las mujeres mexicanas su experiencia de cómo manejo la violencia de género un sistema de justicia penal donde interviene la mediación, la negociación y la conciliación.
Cuando la reforma penal empezó a operar aquí, la Procuraduría local enviaba a las mujeres que denunciaban violencia de sus parejas al Centro de Justicia Alternativa (CJA), donde utilizan técnicas de mediación, negociación y conciliación.
Las mujeres y sus parejas firmaban un convenio donde se comprometían a vivir “en paz”. Ellos hacían el firme compromiso de no agredirlas más y de acudir a grupos de autoayuda en caso de padecer alcoholismo o adicciones. Pero más tardaban en firmar que en ser maltratadas otra vez por sus parejas.
El CDHM detectó la falla e intentó convencer a los responsables del sistema penal del error, pero fue hasta que hicieron presión mediática que sacaron la violencia de género del CJA.
TRATAMIENTO ESPECIAL
Abogadas y psicólogas del CDHM explican que la violencia de género es un problema de trascendencia social y requiere tratamiento especial. Afecta el comportamiento, relaciones humanas y rendimiento escolar de hijas e hijos.
La violencia de género termina muchas veces en divorcio y deja a mujeres solas que se encargan de sus hijas e hijos en condiciones económicas adversas porque generalmente los esposos se niegan a sostener el hogar, indican.
Rossina Uranga, psicoterapeuta especializada en el tema, afirma que la mediación, negociación y conciliación, lejos de resolver este problema, lo empeoran. Un principio básico de la justicia alternativa es la equidad: que las partes estén en igualdad de condiciones para poder negociar y llegar a acuerdos que los beneficien.
Pero una mujer que acaba de ser agredida, que tiene miedo a su pareja, ha estado sometida durante mucho tiempo, tiene baja autoestima e inseguridad, no acude a la conciliación en condiciones de equidad, puntualiza. Al contrario, lo más seguro es que aceptará lo que el esposo proponga porque teme contradecirlo.
El problema es que, aunque se comprometan a no agredir más a sus esposas, las vuelven a golpear porque no cambian su estructura mental, explica. Lo más grave es que a veces las agreden con más fuerza porque se sienten protegidos por la autoridad al comprobar que no serán procesados.
Peor aún, ellas difícilmente se atreven a ir otra vez ante las autoridades porque pierden la confianza. No están dispuestas a que las manden otra vez a conciliar, prefieren aguantarse y resolver ellas mismas su problema, advierte. El sistema judicial tampoco atiende bien el problema: muchos jueces no entienden su trascendencia social.
Pero gracias a que varias instancias atienden ya la violencia de género, muchas mujeres que han sido violadas, hostigadas, golpeadas, agredidas psicológicamente, reprimidas y sometidas por sus parejas o por otros hombres, están exigiendo justicia, que diriman bien sus casos, con justicia y transparencia, sin favorecer a los agresores.
Decidieron salir a la calle a protestar porque sienten que las autoridades judiciales minimizan sus denuncias, no las benefician, sino las perjudican con sus fallos. Las atendió el presidente del Supremo Tribunal de Justicia, Rodolfo Acosta Muñoz, quien se comprometió a revisar cada caso y a instruir a los jueces para que sean más sensibles a la hora de resolver los procesos.
Las mujeres piden la creación de un tribunal especializado que atienda la violencia de género, pues consideran que los jueces, incluyendo los del nuevo sistema de justicia penal, no tienen la capacitación ni la sensibilidad necesaria para dirimir sus casos.
Hablan de casos donde denunciaron violencia psicológica y, como no tenían moretones y otras lesiones, los jueces desestimaron que fuera agresión, aunque hay leyes específicas que tipifican este delito. También de casos donde los jueces dan preferencia a los hombres en la custodia de hijas e hijos y que acusan a las mujeres de omisión de cuidado, sin hacer la mínima investigación.
Prueba de que los jueces no atienden la violencia de género, como indican tratados internacionales, son 12 casos de violación que atiende el CDHM: en 10 han salido libres los agresores.
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| 11 Feb 2008 - 16:13 | CIMAC
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/080 20108-Gu . . .
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En lo que va del año, 38 homicidios
Guatemala: acciones ante asesinatos de mujeres, exigen OSC
De la redacción
México DF, 1 feb 08 (CIMAC/Cerigua).- Tan sólo en lo que va del año en Guatemala se registraron 38 asesinatos de mujeres, por lo que representantes de organizaciones de mujeres y de derechos humanos se mostraron indignadas y exigieron a las autoridades la ejecución inmediata de planes de seguridad específicos.
De acuerdo con un reporte del vespertino La Hora, aunque se han registrado avances significativos en la institucionalidad, la problemática, que ha afectado en su mayoría a mujeres jóvenes, trabajadoras y pobres, continúan agravándose. Cada día se registra un nuevo caso en el que la misoginia y la saña se hicieron presentes durante el ataque, señala.
Son crímenes que las autoridades han atribuido a las maras o pandillas, al crimen organizado, narcotráfico, a la desintegración familiar, a la falta de valores y a la pobreza, entre otros factores, detalla el diario.
De la misma manera, abunda en que estudios elaborados por expertas afirman que en Guatemala una de cada tres mujeres sufre de violencia en cualquiera de sus manifestaciones, física, psicológica, económica o sexual, situación que afecta gravemente a su desarrollo.
En este sentido Lucrecia Vicente, del Colectivo Nuestra Voz, puntualizó al vespertino que la violencia basada en el género es una grave violación a los derechos humanos, la cual se encuentra relacionada directamente con una baja valorización de los aportes económicos, sociales y culturales que realizan las mujeres, tanto en el hogar como en sus comunidades.
Por su parte Walda Barrios, presidenta de la Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG), expresó que el femicidio y la violencia contra las mujeres es una problemática social que debe ser atendida integralmente por el gobierno y poner especial énfasis en la prevención.
SECRETARÍA PRESIDENCIAL DE LA MUJER
Ileana Alamilla señaló en su columna “La Seprem” que el Presidente de Guatemala, Álvaro Colom, deberá ser muy prudente y cuidadoso al seleccionar a la próxima titular de la Secretaría Presidencial de la Mujer (Seprem), ya que de esta decisión depende el avance en la conquista de los derechos de la población femenina.
A decir de Alamilla, desde hace varios meses las organizaciones de mujeres están trabajando para dar cumplimiento a la selección de quienes figurarán como candidatas a tan importante cargo, ya que la titular de dicha secretaría deberá ser una funcionaria con rango de ministra y debe ser seleccionada de una lista propuesta por las coordinaciones de las organizaciones de mujeres.
La Seprem fue creada según el acuerdo gubernativo 200-2000, con el fin de dar cumplimiento a la Constitución Política de la República y a los diferentes tratados y convenios que el Estado ha suscrito, donde se subraya la necesidad de promover la igualdad y equidad de condiciones.
Tiene importantes atribuciones referidas a la promoción de la participación de las mujeres en el desarrollo del país, además de lograr que tanto mujeres como hombres tengan el mismo goce a sus derechos fundamentales.
Por lo cual, la funcionaria a cargo debe planificar, asesorar, promover y dar seguimiento a las políticas, planes, programas y proyectos dirigidos a las mujeres, así como verificar y evaluar su efectiva ejecución y representar al gobierno en actividades nacionales e internacionales en el tema de las mujeres.
“Por lo que las funciones de la titular de la Seprem evidencian su importancia estratégica en un país con enormes rezagos para las mayorías, entre ellas las mujeres, con quienes el actual Mandatario tiene una deuda pendiente al haberlas excluido de los principales puestos de decisión”, finalizó Alamilla.
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| 11 Feb 2008 - 10:58 | Marilyn
madyandeloy@yahoo.com
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Hola,
Mi nombre es Marilyn, yo estaba buscando informacion sobre como poder salir de un estado con mis hijos y me tope con su pagina. Primero quiero agradecerles por el apollo que le ofrecen a tantas mujeres como yo.
Yo tengo un caso quisas un poco complicado, yo estuve en un matrimonio muy desagradable con mucha violencia domestica, pero desdichadamente yo no tenia un buen abogado y el si, yo tengo custodia completa de mis hijos el tiene derecho de visitacion, el padre de mis hijos tiene una deuda de mas de $10,000 con el child support, hasta ahora el me da lo que quiera cuando quiere, yo eh tratado de hacer todo lo que es posible para yo poder recivir algo; pero ese no es mi gran problema yo vivo en el estado de N.Y pero me quisiera Re-localizar en Florida, pero no se como yo podre hacer esto. Por favor necesito ayuda.
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