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| 28 Dec 2008 - 17:51 | Ron Sylvester
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Wichita, Kansas
Wichita police officer to go to trial with sex discrimination suit
A Wichita police officer’s claims that she was sexually discriminated against should go to trial, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by U.S. District Judge Monti Belot to dismiss the lawsuit by other women working for the WPD but reinstated the case of Greta Semsroth.
But the three-judge panel said a jury should decided whether the department treated Semsroth unfairly on two of her claims:
That she was subjected to a hostile work environment by other supervisors and officers repeatedly referring to her by a derogatory term usually reserved for women.
And that after she complained her supervisors retaliated against her by reassigning her to a job on what other officers called “the banishment beat,” in east Wichita, where there are few serious crimes and limited opportunity for advancement.
In the ruling, the judges said:
“The evidence indicates a work environment that was permeated with gender-based intimidation and insult. … The allegations suggest that sexual discrimination remains a concern within the Department.”
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| 27 Dec 2008 - 17:22 | Child Prostitution Video
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22R3BPmdAM&feat . . .
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Video
Child Prostitution in America
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22R3BPmdAM&feature=related
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| 27 Dec 2008 - 13:36 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08122608-Aume . . .
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Sólo Cuba y Puerto Rico permiten ILE
Aumentan los abortos clandestinos en América Latina
De la redacción
México, 26 dic 08 (CIMAC).- El 13 de noviembre, el presidente uruguayo Tabaré Vázquez vetó un artículo de la ley aprobada en el Parlamento, que permitía la interrupción del embarazo hasta las 12 semanas de gestación.
A pesar de su profesión de médico y de haber arribado a la presidencia como integrante del Partido Socialista, el presidente uruguayo Tabaré Vázquez le negó a su país la posibilidad de ser el primero de Sudamérica en despenalizar la interrupción del embarazo. Luego de vetar el artículo que despenalizaba el aborto, Tabaré se pasó a las filas de los "independientes", para alivio de sus compañeros socialistas, cuyos legisladores habían votado a favor de la ley ahora vetada.
En el resto de América Latina, sólo Puerto Rico y Cuba permiten la interrupción legal del embarazo, en el primer caso por cualquier causa, mientras que en la isla socialista, hasta la semana 10 de gestación, por voluntad de la madre y después de ese lapso, sólo por razones de salud, informó la página web argentina argenpress.info
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www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08122608-Aumentan-los-aborto.36103.0.html
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| 27 Dec 2008 - 10:43 | altagracia
teescuchomujer@yahoo.com
URL: www.myspace.com/teescuchomujer
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hola
soy sobreviente de violencia domestica hace 9 meses que rompi el silencio y quiero decirte que nadie tiene derecho a maltratarte ni obligarte hacer lo que tu no estes de acuerdo, hay ayuda
no importa tu situacion legal no importa si hablas o no ingles hay ayuda yo tengo 9 meses que rompi el silencio llore mucho los primeros tres meses estaba triste pero despues entendi que para lo que aman a Dios todo obra para bien, perdone a mi agresor no regrese,
me divorcie puse una orden de proteccion, despues de seis meses me prepare estudie y hoy 9 meses despues soy advocate, les hablo a las personas tra to de consientizar, educar y trato la prevencion,
es importante su seguridad y la de tus hijos por eso yo no aconsejo a nadie que hacer solo les digo las herramientas y ayudas que hay que se puede romper el siclo que se puede salir de ese siclo pero es una desicion tuya pues tu eres la unica que sabe que cuando es el mejor momento de hacerlo, yo fui sabia y espere el momento justoo yo queria salir viva no ser una estadistica mas y salir en la primera plana de un periodico no viva yo hago y puedo hacer mas,
tengo junto con una amiga sobreviviente tambien un programa de radio se llama te escucho mujer la puedes escuchar por www.wots1220.com los jueves a las 10 am este 1 de enero el primero del mes de enero 2009 dire mi testimonio y como hoy en dia estoy ayudando a otras animandolas que sientan que no estan sola y que aqui estamos para escucharte mujer, y no sientas verguenza el que debe sentirla es el agresor nosotras no hemos hecho nada solo nos casamos enamoradas y pensando que era para siempre pero no podemos querer a nadie sino nos queremos a nosotras primero
bendiciones y mi espacioes www.myspace.com/teescuchomujer
cuidat e y recuerda que tu puedes y que no estas sola
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| 27 Dec 2008 - 10:33 | March of Dimes
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xinOXI8AmB4
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Video
Domestic Violence in Pregnancy
March of Dimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xinOXI8AmB4
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| 27 Dec 2008 - 09:42 | Code Pink
URL: salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/424/petiti . . .
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Online Petition = In Support of Women Activists in Iran
Sign-up (at above link) to join with women around the world in calling for Iran to allow women's rights and human rights activists to continue their work
On Sunday December 21st, Iran shut down two human rights centers founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Shirin Ebadi without explanation or written justification. Ebadi was also taken into custody and then later released. Ebadi stated, "The collective activities of the human rights activists in Iran have angered the Iranian authorities so much that they have illegally ordered the closing down of two NGOs." Sign the petition below and we will deliver to the Iranian Ambassador this week.
We call on the Iranian government to re-open the two organizations and to allow women's rights and human rights activists to work in Iran safely and freely.
salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/424/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=1787&t=&limit=25
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| 27 Dec 2008 - 09:25 | Maritza
genesisamo@yahoo.es
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soy una joven de 21 anos que vive hace 5 anos con un hombre que le a gustado maltratar alas mujeres pero hace1 ano para aca el cambio un poco pero siempre cuando se enoja insulta como perra eres una prostituta y mucho mas le gusta tomar salir con sus amigos asta altas horas aveces asta con mujeres estoy cansada desesperada nose que hacer porque vivo en u.s.a pero tengo dos hijos porlos cuales necesito trabajar . y el es un hombre de 30 anos mujeres me an dicho muchas cosas pero en realidad mi caso es traumante con tan solo 20 anos hace tres semanas intente hacer una cita con spicologo pero aqui es muy caro cada vez que llamo amis hijos de 3 y4 anos nose que pase porque estan mi pais con mi mama y yo aqui estoy enferma y solo me toca llorar cuando yo tenia poco tiempode aver venido a este pais intente cortarme las venas por see tan joven pero bueno el problema yo creo que es el machismo espero vean mi mensaje gracias
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| 26 Dec 2008 - 10:12 | Mary Lauby and Sue Else, NYT inc
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Recession can be deadly for domestic abuse victims
By Mary R. Lauby and Sue Else | December 25, 2008
OpEd NYT inc
THE RIPPLE EFFECT of the economic crisis has multiplied in ways that many of us could never imagine: banks folding, stock markets diving, and an astronomical government bailout.
For victims of domestic violence, the impact of this downward economic
spiral could be deadly.
Economic stresses often lead to more frequent abuse, more violent
abuse, and more dangerous abuse when domestic violence already exists. Domestic violence programs report that victims experience an increase in abuse in part because out-of-work abusers have more opportunity to batter. Rhode Island, for example, has recently seen a 25 percent increase in felony-level domestic violence crimes. Victims end up with fewer opportunities to contact programs for help, attend support groups, or get away from the batterer.
Compounding the problem, domestic violence programs face a trio of economic factors - cuts in federal funding, increased demand for services, and decreased private donations as people lose their jobs or see a downturn in their personal finances. These budget constraints
make it more difficult for local programs to meet the needs of their
communities.
In 2007, the National Network to End Domestic Violence conducted its second annual 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and
programs across the nation. The census report found that in one day,
more than 53,000 women, men, and children across the country received services from domestic violence programs. Over 25,000 of those individuals - more than half were children - found refuge in emergency domestic violence shelters or transitional housing.
Yet tragically, on that same day, more than 7,700 victims who sought services from their local domestic violence programs were not served because the programs didn't have enough funding and resources. Programs in Massachusetts reported 309 unmet requests for services due to a critical shortage of funds and staff.
An equally alarming statistic is the three-fold increase in domestic
violence related homicides between 2005 and 2007 in Massachusetts.
Researcher Jaclyn Campbell has identified two key risk factors in
relation to domestic violence homicides: limited access to services for victims and unemployment for batterers.
And this situation existed before the current economic crisis.
So while the focus has been on the financial crisis, we must also plan
for how we are going to protect victims of domestic violence.
On the federal level, two key funding sources to serve millions of
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes must be
restored. In 2008, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act budget was slashed by $2.1 million. Congress has capped the Victims of Crime Act, a federal grant program funded entirely by fines and penalties paid by offenders without any taxpayer dollars. President- elect Barack Obama and Congress should increase funding levels for both programs.
Meanwhile, both the federal and state governments can look to
Massachusetts for an example on how to reach victims. A recent public
service announcement features Diane Patrick talking about domestic violence. It was produced by Jane Doe Inc. with funding from the Commonwealth's Department of Public Health - an effective private- public collaboration that can be replicated across the country.
Governor Deval Patrick opted not to cut any funding from the sexual
assault and domestic violence line items in his recent budget cuts.
This continued investment in both intervention services and prevention
efforts offers short- and long-term savings for the Commonwealth in
terms of both financial costs and lives saved. Already these efforts
are proving their worth: despite the worsening economy, there has not
been a domestic violence homicide in Massachusetts since the end of
September.
We must provide services for every victim in every community, but
nonprofit organizations and the government cannot do it without a
robust investment of private philanthropy and volunteerism. This
crisis affects each of us - and requires each of us to take action.
Mary R. Lauby is executive director of Jane Doe Inc. Sue Else is
president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
© Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company
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| 24 Dec 2008 - 12:19 | Police Chief Magazine
URL: policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.c . . .
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Rethinking Police Training
By John Connolly, Chief of Police, Manchester, Missouri
Basic police recruit training has been an unsettled topic for many years in the United States. Historically, in many states, the issue has been to provide more training for recruits. Yet, in recent times, special interest groups have made their ways into academy curricula, due to the timeliness of their advocacies. Racial profiling, cultural diversity, mental health, and domestic violence are several of these areas. As a result of these training topics and other task-oriented subjects, some recruit training programs exceed 1,000 hours. That would mean that recruits are in a classroom for about half of their first year. This extended training commitment certainly is at odds with the desire of many agencies to deploy new officers expediently. Many agencies are wondering if there is a more efficient way to get their recruits the training they need.
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policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=1667&issue_id=112008
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| 23 Dec 2008 - 10:37 | SF Chronicle
URL: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/ . . .
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Norma Hotaling gave us very big shoulders to stand on in the fight to end sexual exploitation. The greatest honor for her work will be for all of us to take her baton and run with it.
Marie De Santis
Women's Justice Center
Norma Hotaling dies - fought prostitution
Meredith May, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Norma Hotaling, a nationally recognized advocate for the sexually exploited, died in her San Francisco home Tuesday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 57.
Ms. Hotaling, tapped by Oprah Winfrey's "Angel" award program, overcame her own childhood sexual abuse and drug addictions to become an innovative and passionate leader committed to ending the commercial sex trade, coming up with unique social programs that have since been replicated nationwide.
Her work led to a 2004 California law that allows prosecutors to charge pimps and johns with child abuse if they prostitute a minor.
She co-founded the nonprofit Standing Against Global Exploitation project, known as SAGE, in 1992 to serve as a resource, advocacy and counseling center for sexually exploited men and women.
Four years later, she helped the San Francisco District Attorney's Office create a first-of-its-kind class for johns caught soliciting prostitutes. The First Offender Prostitution Program, now replicated in 40 cities, allows first offenders to have their charges dropped if they pay a $1,000 fine and participate in a six-hour course taught by sex trafficking-experts, neighborhood activists and doctors who discuss the downsides of prostitution.
The program was lauded in a 2008 U.S. Department of Justice study, which concluded that men who attended San Francisco's "john school" were 30 percent less likely to be rearrested for soliciting a prostitute than men who did not attend such a program.
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www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/19/BA7Q14RGK8.DTL
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| 23 Dec 2008 - 10:04 | Men Can Stop Rape
URL: www.mencanstoprape.org
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Dear Friends,
Men Can Stop Rape, Inc. is pleased to invite you to join us at our conference, "Men and Women as Allies: National Conference on Primary Prevention of Violence Against Women."
This conference will take place this April 14-15, 2009 at the deluxe Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
As we enter a time of change, it is an opportune moment to engage the new administration. You will hear keynotes from new appointees and participate in federal briefings.
We also believe it is time for a new conversation about prevention of violence against women based on some tough, hard questions. What are women's and men's roles in primary prevention? How can domestic violence, sexual assault, and men's anti-violence groups work together to advance prevention?
We will meet these and other challenging questions head on, seeking informed and constructive answers.
Your participation will help to create a conference climate that is inspirational, motivational, and collaborative.
We look forward to seeing you in April!
Sincerely,
Stephen Glaude
President and CEO
Invited Speakers
V-Day's Eve Ensler Opening Speaker and Ally Dialogue
w/ Byron Hurt
U.S. VP-Elect Joe Biden
Lunch Keynote (invited)
Beyond Beats & Rhymes director
Byron Hurt
Opening Session:
Male Reflections and Ally Dialogue
w/ Eve Ensler
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List of Workshop Presenters available on our website
Conference Highlights
Ally Dialogue
Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) and filmmaker Byron Hurt (Beyond Beats and Rhymes) delve into the conference's theme.
Dine with Political Leaders on Capitol Hill
An intimate reception and dinner with influential political leaders.
Entertaining Performances
Voices of Men actor Ben Atherton-Zeman performs new celebrity impersonations created especially for "Men and Women as Allies."
Access to New Obama Appointees
Communicate your views to new presidential appointees at federal agency briefings.
Check out the agenda, workshops, hotel information, and more online!
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| 22 Dec 2008 - 10:42 | Refugees International
URL: www.refugeesinternational.org/blog/suppo . . .
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Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence
Wed, 12/10/2008 - 19:09 Access to reproductive health care can be a life-or-death issue for women in developing countries. It is also a vital service for women who have survived sexual violence. Since 2002 the U.S. has refused to contribute financially to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which provides family planning services, including safe motherhood and prevention of sexual abuse and services to survivors of sexual violence.
Cointinues....
www.refugeesinternational.org/blog/supporting-survivors-sexual-violence
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| 22 Dec 2008 - 10:20 | Amecopress
URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?mot68
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“El Plan contra la Trata de Seres Humanos con Fines de Explotación Sexual no contempla la perspectiva de género”
Declaraciones de Sara Vicente, coordinadora de la Comisión para la Investigación de Malos Tratos a Mujeres
Jueves 18 de diciembre de 2008, por Gloria López
Sara Vicente, coordinadora de Programas de la Comisión para la Investigación de Malos Tratos a Mujeres, expone a AmecoPress que el Plan Integral contra la Trata de Seres Humanos con Fines de Explotación Sexual aprobado por el Gobierno “no tiene en cuenta la perspectiva de género y que va a contribuir a aumentar el riesgo y peligro para las mujeres”.
Desde el punto de vista de la Comisión para la Investigación de Malos tratos a Mujeres, “no es posible establecer una línea límite entre la trata y las prostitución, que es lo que se ha hecho con este plan. La trata existe porque existe la prostitución, no se puede separar ni actuar en uno de los dos fenómenos como algo aislado, hay que atajar el negocio del sexo y la prostitución”.
“Está claro”, afirma Sara Vicente, “que la prostitución es una forma de violencia contra las mujeres y que hay que tratar de erradicarla de la sociedad, por lo que somos abolicionistas en este sentido. Consideramos que los responsables de la prostitución son aquellas personas que organizan, fomentan e influyen en que la prostitución sea un negocio organizado, junto a aquellos que demandan servicios sexuales. Todos ellos serían responsables y habría que actuar contra ellos. Este plan no contempla nada de esto, el cliente sigue siendo intocable”.
No se puede separar trata y prostitución
Según esta abogada, “el plan aprobado por el Gobierno no va a servir para nada, tiene numerosas carencias y errores de perspectiva, comenzando por el nombre. Nosotras habíamos propuesto que fuera un plan contra la explotación sexual.”
Entre otros aspectos, Sara Vicente muestra su desacuerdo con que el plan condicione la protección y atención de las víctimas a la denuncia y colaboración en la persecución de las redes criminales. “Esto va a aumentar el riesgo y el peligro de las mujeres, no es operativo ni adecuado desde el punto de vista de proteger a mujeres sometidas a la trata y la explotación ni desde los derechos humanos. Hay que proteger a todas las mujeres, no sólo a las que denuncian”, afirma.
La coordinadora de Programas de la Comisión para la Investigación de Malos Tratos a Mujeres critica también que el plazo establecido por el plan para la reflexión es “absolutamente insuficiente” y que las medidas de control de anuncios de contacto en los medios de comunicación “son inconcretas e ineficaces”, a lo que añade que “no se meten con ellos alegando que son empresas, pero sí se plantean las intervenciones en empresas cuando les interesa, sabemos que los anuncios son una fuente de ingresos. O controlan e impiden los anuncios de contacto y prostitución, o están incumpliendo todas las leyes de Igualdad, etc.”
“En cuanto a las medidas de formación para las fuerzas de seguridad del Estado, el funcionariado del Ministerio del Interior o fuerzas de seguridad y defensa destinadas a misiones de paz, lo considero bastante ineficaz e hipócrita”, asegura Sara Vicente, “proponer medidas de formación para las personas que normalmente hacen uso de la prostitución es absurdo; no es algo que diga yo, lo dice la ONU entre otras, muchos soldados que están en misiones de paz, llegan a cambiar comida por sexo; no se puede formar a un hombre que se va de putas y que es consciente de lo que está haciendo”.
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| 22 Dec 2008 - 09:18 | marianela tovar
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Violencia ginecológica: silenciada e invisibilizada
Publicado por marianela tovar
14 Diciembre, 2008
Advertencia Violencia sexual hacia las mujeres en el contexto ginecológico
La violencia sexual es todo acto que atenta contra tu integridad, decisión y libertad sexual, y el mismo puede darse en cualquier contexto, incluso en un acto médico ginecológico, esta violencia puede ir desde tocamientos que no tienen por objeto el examen físico correspondiente, hasta la violación sexual propiamente dicha.
En este contexto, la violencia sexual no siempre va acompañada de coerción o amenaza; ya que la mujer esta en un lugar de vulnerabilidad.
Para prevenir violencia sexual en este contexto NO ACEPTES:
Revisión médica si no hay una asistente a su lado.
Vestirte o desvestirse sola frente al médico.
Preguntas que nada tiene que ver con la demanda inicial de consulta, asociadas a cosas como por ejemplo: forma en que se realiza la masturbación, si ésta se hace a solas o en pareja, intensidad de la masturbación para sentir placer sexual, saber dónde te queda el punto G, etc.
“Ejercicios” o tocamientos para “determinar las zonas de placer sexual de la mujer”.
Si el médico propone verse fuera del consultorio sólo por amistad u otras actitudes fuera de lugar.
Lamentablemente, LA VIOLENCIA SEXUAL no es cometida sólo por médicos extraños, sino por conocidos o recomendados profesionalmente por amigas.
En caso de que hayas vivido una situación similar a esta, puedes acudir a la Defensoría del Pueblo. Oficina de la Defensora Especial de los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres ubicada en la Avenida Urdaneta, Centro Financiero Latino, Piso 26. Caracas. Teléfono 0212 – 5053188.
Reenvía esta advertencia a tus listas de correo electrónico o imprímela y colócala en lugares en los cuales laboren o estudien mujeres. La información es nuestra única arma contra la impunidad.
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