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| 13 Jun 2009 - 10:17 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09061207-Para . . .
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Josefina Rodríguez Corona, experta en niñez
Para evitar más tragedias, urge que se legisle por la infancia
De la redacción
México DF, 12 junio 09 (CIMAC).- A casi 20 años de que México firmó la Convención sobre los derechos del niño, que es parte de nuestra legislación, no existe en el país una cultura de protección a la niñez en general, en particular hacia los más pequeños, no hemos aprendido ni asimilado lo que significa el interés superior del niño, afirma la abogada Josefina Rodríguez Corona, especialista en violencia familiar y hacia la niñez y presidenta de Niñez Siglo XXI, AC.
Afirma lo anterior, a raíz de la muerte de cuarenta y cuatro menores de edad en un incendio ocurrido la semana pasada en una guardería subrogada por el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) a particulares.
Sin embargo, afirma la experta, la pérdida de la vida de las y los niños no debe paralizarnos. Hemos de cuestionar por qué sucedió y preguntarnos si ante la apatía, la pereza y la no intervención para cambiar las normas que protegen los derechos de nuestros niñas y niñas, puede volver a suceder algo parecido.
Continua....
www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09061207-Para-evitar-mas-tra.38125.0.html
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| 13 Jun 2009 - 09:58 | Sage Publications
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Creating Attitudinal Change Through Teaching: How a Course on "Women and Violence" Changes Students' Attitudes About Violence Against Women.
Currier DM, Carlson JH.
The College of William and Mary.
Abstract
Research on violence against women has consistently revealed that rape-myth acceptance (RMA) is high correlated with rape rates and victim blaming. Other research has shown that education about violence against women is a useful strategy for lessening or stopping various types of violence, particularly rape. Using data gathered at a medium-sized public university in the Northeast, the authors examine changes in rape myth acceptance over the course of a semester among undergraduate students. Comparing students in classes having a greater or lesser emphasis on gender issues (ranging from general sociology to a course specifically addressing violence against women), the authors found significant changes in RMA among students taking a course concentrating on violence against women. The authors conclude that having college courses specifically focused on violence against women can be an effective strategy for changing attitudes about both rape and rape victims.
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| 13 Jun 2009 - 09:51 | Guatemala Human Rights Commission
oan_dawson@ymail.com
URL: www.ghrc-usa.org
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Voiceless Speak grant
Hello,
The Guatemala Human Rights Commission is currently recruiting for its Voiceless Speak program. This program offers a scholarship fund to candidates who:
*Are Guatemalan
*Live in the US
*Have suffered human rights abuses
*Are involved in raising awareness
*Are connected to an organization
As you know, Guatemala has a horrific problem with femicide. Since the year 2000, over 5,000 women and girls have been brutally killed. Impunity is at 98%.
If you are aware of any Guatemalan women here in the US who speak out about these abuses, please ask her to contact the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (www.ghrc-usa.org) She may be eligible for some funding.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Best,
Joanie
Joan Dawson, MPH
Board Member, Guatemala Human Rights Commission
joan_dawson@ymail.com
www.j oandawson.com
http://mediamisses.wordpr ess.com
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| 13 Jun 2009 - 09:45 | Inside Bay Area
URL: www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/loc . . .
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Public officials call for major changes in family law
By Kamika Dunlap
www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_12573211
OAKLAN D — One by one, parents around the Bay Area are beginning to step forward to share heart-wrenching stories of the injustices they experienced in California's family court system.
These parents have joined with thousands of others statewide to reform the family courts and protect child victims of violence and sexual abuse from judicial decisions the parents say place children in harm's way.
"I'm living proof this is happening today," said Susan, a California Family Court litigant and mother whose daughter was placed with her accused molester. "The family courts crisis is a plague and it's destroying peoples' lives."
About 58,000 children per year in the U.S. are ordered into unsupervised contact with physically or sexually abusive parents following divorce, according to experts at the Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence.
Many people concerned about the systemic problems with family court attended a daylong public forum Thursday at the Alameda County Conference Center.
Some compared the family court crisis to the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals because of what they call an institutional level of collusion of harm against children. Event organizers said they hoped the forum would inspire families who have survived traumatic family court ordeals to come forward in order to shed more light on the breakdown of the family court system.
Participants, including family court litigants, child advocates and the general public, gathered to discuss the family court crisis and take a closer look at problems and solutions. The forum's session featured public testimony by speakers and a panel of legal experts and attorneys who gave free general legal advice about how to best protect themselves in the family court.
Continues...
www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_12573211
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| 13 Jun 2009 - 09:40 | Democracy Now
URL: www.democracynow.org/2009/6/12/nannies_f . . .
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Domestic Workers Fight for Bill of Rights
The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, if passed, would amend New York state labor law and guarantee the over 200,000 nannies and housekeepers in New York state a living wage, overtime pay, sick leave, severance and health benefits, and protection from employment discrimination. It would be the first such bill in the country to challenge the exclusion of the nearly two million domestic workers countrywide from national labor law and set an important precedent for other states. We speak with a nanny-turned-organizer. [includes rush transcript]
More
www.democracynow.org/2009/6/12/nannies_fight_for_domestic_workers_bill
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| 12 Jun 2009 - 17:09 | California Protective Parents Association
cppa00@aol.com
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California
Family Court Reform Events!
Here is some information from the California Protective Parents' Association
on upcoming events for Family Court reform. California NOW co-sponsored a
Family Court Domestic Violence forum with CPPA this past weekend, and we
plan to continue working with the over the coming months.
June 11, 2009. There will be a full day community dialogue on California
family court from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Hayward/Union City Room,
Alameda County Conference Center, 125 12th Street, Oakland, CA. This event
is sponsored by Supervisor Gail Steele of the Alameda Board of Supervisors
and the Center for Judicial Excellence. The documentary Family Court Crisis:
Our Children At Risk will be shown. Please go to
www.centerforjudicialexcellence.org
<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CANOW/b59d63a a5e/a9284bfada/6a3fb64c17 > for more
information.
June 25 - 26, 2009. Alison Urdan from CA Protective Parents Association is
meeting with protective parents and their supporters in San Diego on
Thursday, June 25 and in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26. We are hoping to
unite California into an even stronger coalition with the goal of making
family courts safe for battered women and abused children. If you would like
to join in these monthly organizing meetings, please contact Alison
<mailto:auspark@netscape.net> .
Ongoing. Researcher Geraldine Stahly, Ph.D. would like to continue gathering
confidential surveys even after the current data is published (there is no
current publishing date). A huge thank you to all the participants in this
crucial project. It will document the problems in family courts nationally.
We have over 360 surveys from our email list of about 1200 protective
parents. We recently added a confidential DV chart and a system to grade
professionals to the survey packet. Grade results can be found at
www.distinctioninfamilycourts.com
<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CANOW/b59d63a a5e/a9284bfada/7de1b7dce3 > . Please
let CPPA know if you are interested in completing an email survey.
Cppa00@aol.com.
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| 12 Jun 2009 - 07:48 | Amnesty International Blog
URL: blog.amnestyusa.org/tag/child-prostituti . . .
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Exposing the Truth is Dangerous
Since writing Los Demonios del Edén — a book that exposed child prostitution and trafficking in Cancun, Mexico — Lydia Cacho has been under constant harrasment and intimidation. In 2005, she was taken from the women’s shelter she runs and transported more than 900 miles across Mexico at gunpoint to a jail in Puebla, Mexico. After her release, audio tapes surfaced showing that then Puebla Gov. Mario Marín was involved in her mistreatment. Given Lydia’s accomplishments as human rights activist and determination under pressure, Amnesty International awarded her the Ginetta Sagan Human Rights Award in 2007.
This video explains more about Lydia Cacho’s intimidation in 2005:
(see video by going to link above)
In the past few weeks, witnesses have seen an armed man watching and photograhping Lydia in her car, home and office. As her harassment continues, Amnesty International also continues its work to fight for Lydia and has issued an Urgent Action on her behalf.
Mexico is one of the most dangerous places for journalists in the world. Between 2000 and 2009 50 registrered journalists have been killed and 2 more have been killed in May 2009 alone. Lydia explains the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico here:
What will need to happen for more protection for journalists in Mexico? I think that if more people took notice of Lydia Cacho and the violence and initmidation journalists face in Mexico and Central America, than the governments would be forced to enact more protective measures and enforce them.
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| 12 Jun 2009 - 07:34 | Unavision
URL: www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml? . . .
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223 millones de niños abusados
UNICEF exige penas a violadores sexuales
AFP
Unos 150 millones de niñas y unos 73 millones de niños menores de 18 años son víctimas de explotación sexual en el mundo.
Univision.com y Agencias
Un paso importante
Esfuerzo multilateral
BERLÍN - Unos 150 millones de niñas y unos 73 millones de niños menores de 18 años son víctimas de explotación sexual en el mundo, según un informe publicado el martes por la sección alemana de UNICEF, que exigió que la prostitución infantil sea castigada y perseguida más allá de las fronteras nacionales, al presentar en Berlín su último informe titulado "Frena la explotación sexual".
Un paso importante
La organización responsable de proteger los derechos de la infancia da así un paso importante en su lucha contra la pornografía y la prostitución infantil, así como contra el tráfico de menores.
Aquellos responsables de cometer este tipo de actos deberían ser penados por la ley, independientemente del país en el que los cometen, explicó el embajador de UNICEF y actor Roger Moore durante la presentación del informe.
Según estimaciones de Naciones Unidas, el año pasado se abusó sexualmente de un total de 150 millones de niñas y 73 millones de niños en todo el mundo.
Adicionalmente, cientos de miles de niños son cada año vendidos al extranjero, a menudo con fines sexuales, según las estadísticas del Fondo de Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF), que fueron presentadas en Berlín por el actor y "ex James Bond" Roger Moore, embajador de buena voluntad de la entidad.
Legislación en la mira
Continua....
www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1965557
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| 12 Jun 2009 - 07:21 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09061106-Maqu . . .
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Dos décadas de violación a las normas laborales y DH
Maquilas en Guatemala, discriminación y esclavitud para mujeres
Por Alba Trejo
Guatemala, 11 junio 09 (CIMAC/SEMlac).- En las maquilas está prohibido embarazarse, orinar más de dos veces al día e incluso tomar agua durante la jornada de trabajo. También esta vedado quejarse o faltar un solo día por enfermedad.
Estas razones son justificantes de despido para las guatemaltecas que laboran en la industria textilera de este país centroamericano, en establecimientos dirigidos, en su mayoría, por coreanos.
Para ellas, incluso, la edad es un inconveniente. Si rebasan los 35 años son rechazadas de inmediato, mientras que las contratadas, regularmente entre los 16 y 30 años de edad, deben estar dispuestas a hacerlo en condiciones inhumanas.
Hacinamiento, poca ventilación y a veces falta de sanitarios y agua potable son situaciones que deben enfrentar las mujeres al ingresar a esas galeras, donde muchas veces permanecen hasta 350 personas juntas.
Y todo con tal de recibir, a finales de mes, un salario que resulta inferior al costo de la canasta básica e igualmente ínfimo al devengado por los hombres que realizan las mismas tareas que ellas, también bajo condiciones infrahumanas, pero sin padecer tratos tan crueles.
Según el Ministerio de Trabajo, las guatemaltecas en la industria textil reciben un sueldo equivalente a 110 dólares al mes, mientras el de los hombres es de 125 dólares.
Continua...
www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09061106-Maquilas-en-Guatema.38107.0.html
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| 11 Jun 2009 - 13:03 | Wurzweiler School of Social Work
hendricks@yu.edu
URL: www.yu.edu/Wurzweiler/
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WURZWEILER SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WORK
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
CALL FOR PAPERS
THE SOCIAL WORK FORUM
Special Issue:
Social Work Practice with Latino Children and Families
Wurzweiler is proud to announce a special issue of its journal focusing on social work practice with Latinos. We invite practitioners, educators, and scholars in social work
and related fields to submit articles that address the needs of Latino children and families in the United States and around the world. Some submissions can focus on
the trauma of immigration, culturally competent practice interventions,
disproportionality in child welfare services, case reports of individual, family, or group therapies with Latinos, special programs or research designed to help Latino
communities, and the history and culture of specific Latino populations. The Forum
will look at a wide range of articles that address best practices with Latinos.
The guest co-editors are Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, DSW, Professor and Associate Dean of Wurzweiler School of Social Work (hendricks@yu.edu) and Lisa Fontes, Ph.D., Core Faculty member Union Institute & University’s doctoral program in
Clinical Psychology (lfontes@rcn.com). You should submit your articles electronically to both co-editors by August 15, 2009. All authors whose manuscripts are accepted for publication will be informed in writing by late September 2009.
For more information about this peer reviewed journal and its manuscript requirements, and to review the latest issue of the Forum on-line, please visit Yeshiva
University’s website (www.yu.edu) and click on Wurzweiler and then click on publications.
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| 11 Jun 2009 - 08:12 | San Francisco Chronicle
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Hayward settles police sex bias suit for $5M
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
(06-10) 16:43 PDT Hayward, Calif. (AP) --
The city of Hayward has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of female officers and civilian police department employees.
The 14 women alleged in their 2007 lawsuit that the Hayward Police Department was a hostile work environment where men openly joked about converting lesbian officers and rumors of having engaged in sexual activity with a male supervisor accompanied a woman's promotion.
Hayward City Attorney Michael Lawson says that in agreeing to the settlement the city is not admitting any wrongdoing.
A lawyer for the plaintiffs says nine of them are still working for the department, including two police lieutenants and one sergeant.
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| 10 Jun 2009 - 10:16 | IPS Noticias
URL: www.ipsnoticias.net/nota.asp?idnews=9237 . . .
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COSTA RICA: Un premio literario ofende a las mujeres
Por Daniel Zueras
SAN JOSÉ, jun (IPS) - Las organizaciones de mujeres en Costa Rica están indignadas. La razón: la concesión por las autoridades culturales del premio nacional de literatura a un autor acusado de acoso sexual y a una obra en la que se venga de los movimientos feministas.
Carlos Morales recibió a fines de mayo de manos de la ministra de Cultura, María Elena Carballo, el galardón por su novela "La rebelión de las avispas", en una solemne ceremonia en el Teatro Nacional, en medio de alguna protesta de grupos de mujeres.
El Foro de las Mujeres, órgano consultivo del gubernamental Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (Inamu), fracasó en su demanda de anular el veredicto del jurado que "fomenta la violencia y la misoginia" y "hace apología de un delito".
El Foro, en el que participan todas las organizaciones de mujeres acreditadas en el país, decidirá en una asamblea general si lleva a la ministra y a los tres integrantes del jurado a los tribunales nacionales y a instancias internacionales por enaltecer la violencia machista.
Tita Torres, representante del Foro y de la asociación no gubernamental Alforja, explicó a IPS la indignación del movimiento de mujeres y precisó que el colectivo no está en contra del libro y su publicación, porque eso forma parte de la libertad de expresión.
Pero sí considera una ofensa para las mujeres costarricenses que las instituciones ensalcen a un autor y una obra que violentan acuerdos internacionales contra la violencia de género, suscritos por Costa Rica. Las mujeres representan algo menos de la mitad de los 4,4 millones de habitantes del país.
Continua...
www.ipsnoticias.net/nota.asp?idnews=92373
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| 10 Jun 2009 - 09:55 | National Institute of Justice
URL: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/crime/intim . . .
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Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research:
For Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Judges
Published June 2009
By Andrew R. Klein
The purpose of this work is to describe to practitioners what the research tells us about domestic violence, including its perpetrators and victims, the impact of current responses to it and, more particularly, the implications of that research for day-to-day, real-world responses to domestic violence by law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/crime/intimate-partner-violence/practical-implications-research/welcome.htm
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| 10 Jun 2009 - 08:46 | Violence Against Women Net
URL: new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php? . . .
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Announcement of the New Special Collection:
Violence in the Lives of Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/DeafCollectionAnnouncement.pdf
This new Special Collection offers information regarding the experiences and needs of individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing and victims/survivors
of domestic and/or sexual violence. The purpose of this collection is to: 1) increase knowledge and understanding of Deaf culture, 2) provide resources to assist helping professionals in direct service work with Deaf individuals, and 3) highlight best practices.
This collection was prepared by staff of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence in consultation with Gretchen Waech, and with guidance from the National Cross-Systems Advocacy Network, a national partnership among advocates, persons with disabilities, Deaf persons, and others from the disability rights and anti-violence movements. The former executive director of Deaf Iowans Against Abuse and the Justice for Deaf Victims
National Coalition, Gretchen Waech is a proud Deaf woman and adult child of hearing parents with particular expertise on the intersection of domestic and sexual violence and the Deaf culture.
Access this Special Collection at:
new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php?category_id=966
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| 10 Jun 2009 - 08:39 | The Gazette
URL: www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features . . .
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Women's groups fought a losing battle against pornography
In the past 30 years, porn industry has grown into a $100-billion business
JANET BAGNALL, The Gazette
Few people understood right away that the June 1978 issue of Hustler magazine was an historic moment in the fight for sexual equality in North America.
The cover - showing a woman's buttocks and legs sticking up from a meat grinder, with ground meat on a plate beneath the machine - was Hustler publisher and self-anointed free-speech champion Larry Flynt's answer to feminist criticism.
"We will no longer hang women up like pieces of meat," he quoted himself on the cover. In case anyone missed the sarcasm, the issue was stamped "LAST ALL MEAT ISSUE."
That cover mobilized the women's movement to fight against pornography like nothing else, said Richard Poulin in an interview this week. Poulin, a professor of sociology at the University of Ottawa, will speak today in Montreal, part of a conference on Youth, Media, and Sexualization organized by the Women's Y.
Unfortunately for society, it was a battle the women's movement lost, Poulin said, in part because feminists themselves were divided, with some arguing that it was a question of free expression and sexual liberation.
"This was a great failure for the women's movement, for their struggle for equality," said Poulin. Pornography today permeates society. It is available on television screens and in magazines. It is available to anyone of any age on the Internet.
"What has happened in the last 30 years is nothing less than a transformation of our social environment, of our mores," said Poulin. "We don't know yet what the consequences will be."
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www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=c32100c1-d547-4c93-b874-01e2ec3334d2
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| 10 Jun 2009 - 07:50 | Sara
billiejoefloatsmyboat@hotmail.co.uk
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Hi my name is Sarah, im 22 years old ana a female soldier in the British Army. I was Raped on the 08 Feb 09 by two other soldiers. What happend to me hurt so much and changed my life but i want all the other women who have been raped to never give in.Do not let the rapists kill your faith or your soul.Success is the biggest revenge you could give. Remember you WERE a rape victim, show people you aint one any more
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| 09 Jun 2009 - 15:29 | Equality Now
info@equalitynow.org
URL: www.equalitynow.org
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*EQUALITY NOW*
*NEWS ALERT: SAUDI ARABIA*
*JUNE 2009** *
*Urgent call for annulment of marriage of 10 year old girl*
Amneh Mohmad Sharahili, a 10 year old Saudi schoolgirl, has been
married off by her father to a 25 year old Saudi man. Although Amneh’s
marriage contract was executed in mid-February 2009, she has not yet
been handed over to her husband and continues to live with her
parents. Her father intends to hand her over in July 2009. Amneh, who
is eager to continue school and eventually become a teacher, does not
quite comprehend what it means to be married. However, she now feels
different from her classmates saying “while they will become teachers
and doctors, I do not know what my fate and future will be other than
being married since I was 10 years old.” The marriage will, among
other things, deprive Amneh of an education and severely jeopardize
her right to mental and physical well-being.
Amneh’s case is one of many such early marriages of girls in Saudi
Arabia highlighted by Saudi human rights activists. Another recent
highly publicized case was that of an eight year old girl from Onaiza
who had been married by her father to a middle aged man to settle a
debt. The mother of the girl went to court to petition for a divorce
but was told that she had no legal standing. The case went through the
Saudi courts, but the Saudi legal system, which does not have codified
law but rather is based on individual judges applying their
interpretations of _shariah_, failed to produce a just outcome and
ultimately the husband had to be prevailed upon to grant the eight
year old a divorce. While the Saudi Minister of Justice has condemned
early marriages, the only effective solution to this issue would be an
edict from the Saudi King prohibiting such marriages.
Studies conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and
the Population Council show that early marriage has physical,
emotional, psychological, intellectual and sexual implications on
children. Child marriage violates the human rights of girls by
excluding them from decisions regarding the timing of marriage and
choice of spouse. It may mark an abrupt initiation into sexual
relations, often with a husband who is considerably older and a
relative stranger. Premature pregnancy carries significant health
risks and pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of death for
girls aged 15-19 years. Early marriage also jeopardizes girls’ right
to education. In addition, married girls have few social connections,
restricted mobility, limited control over resources, and little power
in their new households, and studies by UNICEF have found domestic
violence to be common in child marriages.
Saudi Arabia has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Article 1 of the CRC defines the
child as “every human being below the age of eighteen years.” Article
16(2) of CEDAW states that the “betrothal and the marriage of a child
shall have no legal effect, and all necessary action, including
legislation, shall be taken to specify a minimum age for marriage and
to make the registration of marriages in an official registry
compulsory.” Article 16(1)(b) of CEDAW also stipulates that women
shall have the same right as men “freely to choose a spouse and to
enter into marriage only with their free and full consent.” However,
Saudi Arabia has neither defined a minimum age of marriage nor taken
other steps to eliminate early and/or forced marriages. On the
contrary, Saudi Arabia’s commonly accepted practice of male
guardianship over women is directly contradictory to international
human rights standards. In Saudi Arabia, a woman is considered to be
under the guardianship of her father or closest blood-related male all
her life. This severely limits her ability to make decisions relating
to issues of personal status, including marriage, divorce, child
custody, inheritance, property ownership and decision-making in the
family, and the choice of residency, education and employment.
*Recommended actions*
Please write to the King of Saudi Arabia asking him to issue an edict
establishing a minimum age of marriage and banning all child
marriages. Call upon him to take urgent action to annul the marriage
of Amneh and all other child brides whose marriage contracts have been
executed, but who have yet to be handed over to their husbands. Also
ask him to ensure that child brides already living with their husbands
are given a real choice to annul their marriages and, if they opt for
annulment, to ensure that this happens swiftly without negative
repercussions on the girls. Please also urge the King to support the
establishment of a codified personal status law to guarantee the
rights of women in marriage and divorce, ensuring that such law is
based upon principles of equality and non-discrimination. Please send
a similar letter to the Minister of Justice. Letters should go to:
His Majesty, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: +966 1 491 2726
His Excellency Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul El Karim Abdul Azziz El Issa
Minister of Justice
University Street, Riyadh 11137
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: +966 1 401 1741
With a copy to: The Human Rights Commission, P.O. Box 58889 Riyadh
11515, King Fahed Street, Building 373, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. Email: hrc@haq-ksa.org
*Sample letter*
[His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: +966 1 491 2726]
[His Excellency Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Elkarim Abdul Azziz El Issa
Minister of Justice
University Street, Riyadh 11137
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: +966-1-401-1741]
[Date]
[Your Highness] [Dear Minister],
I am writing to express my deep concern about the marriage of Amneh
Mohamed Sharahili, a 10 year old schoolgirl whose marriage contract to
a 25 year old man was executed in February 2009 with the consent of
her father and who will be handed over to her husband in July 2009. It
is commonly accepted that early marriage has physical, emotional,
psychological, intellectual and sexual implications on children and
violates their human rights. Amneh’s marriage will, among other
things, deprive her of an education and severely jeopardize her right
to mental, emotional and physical well-being.
I urge you to take urgent action to annul the marriage of Amneh and
all other child brides whose marriage contracts have been executed but
who have yet to be handed over to their husbands. I also ask you to
ensure that child brides already living with their husbands are given
a real choice to annul their marriages and, if they opt for annulment,
to ensure that this happens swiftly without negative repercussions on
the girls. I urge you to support the establishment of a codified
personal status law to guarantee the rights of women in marriage and
divorce, ensuring that such law is based upon principles of equality
and non-discrimination.
I thank you for your attention.
Sincerely yours,
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| 09 Jun 2009 - 14:04 | Office of Victims of Crime
URL: www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa
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No More Victims. Know More. Ask OVC.
Announcing the August 2009 National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA IV)
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to present the National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA), one of the most important training events
available to victim service providers!
When: August 2-7, 2009
Where: The Seelbach Hilton Hotel, 500 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky.
This historic hotel is located in the city's vibrant Fourth Street Live!
entertainment district and is just 7 miles from the Louisville International Airport.
Who should attend? The NVAA is important to a broad range of service providers, including those who work in:
Justice-based programs.
Community/nonprofit organizations/faith-based programs.
Law enforcement.
Mental health programs.
Elder abuse programs.
Hospitals and medical organizations.
Who are the instructors? Courses are taught by teams of nationally
recognized scholars, researchers, and practitioners with hands-on
experience-leaders in the field of victimology, criminal justice, and
victims' rights and services.
What courses are being offered? NVAA offers a multi-level educational experience to match the full range of skills providers need today. Trainings, according to track, include the following:
Track 1: Foundation-Level Training. This training is designed for persons with less than 3 years of experience and for those from states who do not yet have a State Victim Assistance Academy. 3.2 CEUs will be awarded for
full participation and completion of all NVAA requirements.
Track 2: Professional Skill-Building Institute. This unique track is
designed to address several timely topics that confront victim service
providers on a daily basis. 3.4 CEUs will be awarded for full participation and completion of all NVAA requirements. Topics during the August 2009 session will include:
Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma
Ethics in Victim Services
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime
Track 3: Leadership Institute. Topics include leadership in victim services, staff development, and strategic planning. 3.3 CEUs will be awarded for full participation and completion of all NVAA requirements.
For detailed information on the NVAA course, visit the OVC TTAC Web site at
https://www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa.
Application Process. The NVAA Application can be downloaded or completed online at https://www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa.
Sign up for the mailing list to receive updates about the NVAA at
https://www.ovcttac.gov/mailinglist/ma ilingList.cfm.
Fees. Academy fees are $500 and include classroom materials, certificate of completion, and all meals and snacks. See if you are eligible for a Professional Development Scholarship at
https://www.ovcttac.gov/taResources/PD Criteria.cfm.
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| 09 Jun 2009 - 09:54 | Promsex
URL: www.promsex.org/contents.php?id=507
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Perú: Demandan protocolo de atención para aborto terapéutico
Por Julia Vicuña Yacarine
Lima, Perú, 3 junio 09 (CIMAC/SEMlac).- Cada año 7 mil peruanas exponen sus vidas al recurrir a abortos clandestinos por razones de salud, pese a que desde el año 1924 el Código Penal peruano considera no punible la interrupción del embarazo que se realice para salvar la vida de las mujeres, evitar daños graves o permanentes en su salud.
Por ello, en el Día Internacional de Acción por la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres, que se conmemoró el pasado 28 de mayo, integrantes de diversas instituciones y colectivos ciudadanos del país, con el lema "Aborto legal para no morir" realizaron desde las 7 de la mañana un plantón frente al Ministerio de Salud, y demandaron al ministro tomar las medidas necesarias para garantizar el aborto terapéutico.
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www.promsex.org/contents.php?id=507
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| 09 Jun 2009 - 09:49 | Promsex
URL: www.promsex.org/contents.php?id=506
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Urge capacitar a policías para ver casos de violación
Víctimas se quejan de la lentitud para resolver sus casos, según Defensoría del Pueblo.
Autor: Catia Gutiérrez
Miedo, frustración e impotencia. Eso es lo que sienten las mujeres que son víctimas de violación o de otras formas de agresión sexual. Encima, tienen que hacerles frente a algunas autoridades que no se conmueven ante su dolor y que, peor aun, minimizan sus testimonios.
Si bien todas las comisarías deberían hallarse preparadas para recibir esta clase de denuncias, no todas se encuentran en capacidad de atender correctamente dichos casos por la falta de preparación de su personal.
Solo las comisarías de la Mujer poseen oficinas especializadas e instaladas para brindar asesoría psicológica y legal a las víctimas de violación sexual. Lamentablemente, de las 104 delegaciones que hay en Lima y en el Callao, apenas siete son especiales para atender a la mujer.
Tres de ellas cuentan con un área del Centro de Emergencia Mujer (CEM) del Ministerio de la Mujer, y las restantes tienen oficinas de diversas ONG, como el Movimiento Manuela Ramos. El coronel Eric Romaní, jefe de la División de Familia de la PNP, reconoció que este número de comisarías es escaso para luchar contra la violencia familiar y sexual.
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| 09 Jun 2009 - 09:41 | Human Rights Education Associates
URL: www.osce.org/publications/gen/2009/06/38 . . .
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Publication
Bringing Security Home: Combating Violence Against Women in the OSCE Region - A Compilation of Good Practices
This publication documents more than 95 good practices to help eliminate gender-based violence and highlights their impact in preventing violence against women, protecting victims and prosecuting offenders. Strategies for involving men and young people in anti-violence activities are also described.
Document
www.osce.org/publications/gen/2009/06/38013_1314_en.pdf
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| 08 Jun 2009 - 10:52 | ULTRA VIOLET
URL: ultraviolet.in/
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ULTRA VIOLET
Updated feminist web site for Indian women
ultraviolet.in/
Welcome to UV’s new home! The updated ‘About UV’ page reflects some of the changes around here. But to nutshell it,
UV is no longer associated with any organisation. It’s a free, independent entity and reflects its writers and readers. Right now, there are five regular contributors. We want to keep this group small and tight. But if you’re keen to join, do write in and we can talk. I continue to edit, administer and take care of general hygiene.
Guest contributions are more welcome than ever. AND we are now open to feminist art, apart from the regular essay-type blog posts. This can include short fiction, poetry, photographs, drawings / paintings or other forms of art that don’t cause the server to crash. Read the guidelines here.
UV is no longer a site only for ‘young’ feminists. It is a site for all Indian feminists. Partly, because we’re all getting older. Heh. But more, because most of us felt that the age-related construct was a bit nonsensical.
The site will retain the Indian feminist lens because so many issues are unique to us but we are open to contributions from feminists around the world. If you can write an article, draw a picture or leave a comment that enlightens or educates Indian women, we don’t really care where you live. We care about what you’re saying.
That’s it really. Please update your bookmarks and spread the word. Please tell us what you think of the new look. We’ll start posting tomorrow onwards but I’m going to keep this as a sticky for a week so just scroll down for the new posts.
Thank you and see you around! Hope you will continue to make the site as vibrant and lively as it has been so far.
ultraviolet.in/
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| 08 Jun 2009 - 10:39 | Boletin e-mujeres
URL: www.e-mujeres.net/noticias/los-crimenes- . . .
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Los “crímenes de honor”, un grave problema global de salud pública
El 90% de las mujeres sufre algún tipo de violencia doméstica en Pakistán.
Red Feminista
Con el enemigo en casa. Con el miedo de no saber si tras la puerta que debería conducirlas al calor del hogar encontrarán una paliza. En esta situación de pánico viven su día a día muchas mujeres de Pakistán, víctimas de los llamados “crímenes de honor”, cada vez más frecuentes en el país. Ante la gravedad del problema, un informe en la revista médica “The Lancet” pide que se trate la cuestión como un "importante tema de salud pública" y que se pongan en marcha cuanto antes los medios para prevenirlos.
Esta petición de la prestigiosa publicación médica tiene que ver con el hecho de que más de 2.000 mujeres fueron asesinadas en Pakistán entre 2004 y 2007 por cuestiones de “honor”. Aunque fuera de estas cifras oficiales, las ONG consideran que el número de víctimas es mucho mayor.
Un trabajo publicado recientemente en “European Journal of Public Health” concluye que nueve de cada 10 mujeres son asesinadas con el pretexto de que han mantenido relaciones extramaritales. El 43% de ellas ha recibido la muerte a manos de sus maridos, mientras que los hermanos han sido los responsables en el 24% de los casos. El resto de los crímenes los cometen familiares cercanos como tíos o abuelos.
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www.e-mujeres.net/noticias/los-crimenes-de-honor-un-grave-problema-global-de-salud-publica
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| 08 Jun 2009 - 09:57 | International Justice Mission
URL: www.ijm.org/articles/spotlight
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Ground-Breaking Anti-Trafficking Legislation Introduced in Congress
On Friday, June 5, Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced new legislation designed to increase U.S. support to eradicate child trafficking in countries that have the will to end the crime but lack resources. “The Child Protection Compact Act of 2009” will provide assistance to select “focus countries” through the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP); focus countries will receive support in building public justice systems that investigate crimes against children and prosecute perpetrators in numbers sufficient to deter and eventually eliminate the crime. The legislation also authorizes increased assistance for care for survivors of trafficking.
more info....
www.ijm.org/articles/spotlight
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| 08 Jun 2009 - 09:45 | Marianne, Peace 4 the Missing
URL: peace4missing.ning.com/forum/topic/show? . . .
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getting away with murder
Posted by marianne asher-chapman
I am sitting in a motel8 in Laclede County, missouri.My son-in-law will be heard tomorrow in their courtroom.
He murdered my daughter, Angie Yarnell, in october,2003.He did everything he could think of to avoid being charged,but finally admitted to killing her(by accident,he says)in a domestic violence altercation. He lied about where he hid her body. So her remains are have not been found. He knows if they were to find her remains they would show a much different way that she died. So, the deal is on the table It is for 7 years and 4 of the 5 felonies will be dropped. He will take the deal. 7 years actually mean 4 and with time served and good behavoir, he will most probably do about 2 1/2 years. I was thinking he's lucky that he didn't rob a bank and get like 20 years, Oh no, he just killed a woman,that's all. And that woman he killed was my baby girl.
peace4missing.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2153128%3ATopic%3A74969&xgs=1
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