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| 18 Oct 2009 - 09:27 | Women's enews
URL: www.womensenews.org/story/commentary/091 . . .
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Let's Stop Sex Trafficking Right Here at Home
By Samir Goswami and Anne Ream
WeNews commentators
Chicago is locking up prostituted women and girls, which Samir Goswami and Anne K. Ream say is the wrong response to sex trafficking. They call on Chicago and other cities to target the johns and pimps who fuel the exploitation.
continues...
www.womensenews.org/story/commentary/091009/lets-stop-sex-trafficking-right-here-at-home
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| 18 Oct 2009 - 09:14 | Women's enews
URL: www.womensenews.org/story/domestic-viole . . .
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Domestic Violence Immigrant Survivors of Abuse Seek Freedom
By Bijoyeta Das
WeNews correspondent
Immigrant women suffering from domestic abuse face particularly high hurdles in finding protective services. In the Boston area, some are finding their way to safety. The first of two stories.
see article and videos
www.womensenews.org/story/domestic-violence/091009/immigrant-survivors-abuse-seek-freedom
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| 18 Oct 2009 - 08:47 | Minnesota Post
URL: www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/10/06/1224 . . .
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Senate passes Franken amendment aimed at defense contractors
By Cynthia Dizikes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of the most public tests of his political skills since taking office in July, Sen. Al Franken pushed through an amendment Tuesday that would withhold defense contracts from companies like Halliburton if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.
The floor debate preceding the vote brought Minnesota's junior senator, a Democrat, head-to-head with the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who maintained that Franken's amendment overreached into the private sector and suggested that it violated the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution. Sessions also pointed out that the Department of Defense opposed the amendment.
But Franken held his ground. First, he argued against Sessions' constitutional argument.
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www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/10/06/12247/senate_passes_franken_amendment_aimed_at_defense_contractors
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| 18 Oct 2009 - 08:38 | Las Diversas Asociacion Civil
lasdiversas@hotmail.com
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Asociación Civil Las Diversas
Pers. Jur. 0648
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
Ante el inminente primer Juicio por Trata de Personas en la Provincia de Santa Fe, la Asociación Civil Las Diversas de la ciudad de Santa Fe, expresa:
La importancia por la realización de este juicio, que a su vez, demuestra la existencia de las redes mafiosas de este delito operando en la provincia.
Advertimos que: Carolina Beatriz Fernández, de 13 años fue captada dos veces por estas redes de Trata para la explotación sexual, y continúa desaparecida.
Exigimos a la Justicia que: Sostenga la investigación para dar con el paradero de Carolina, como así también la detención y condena de Juan Ramón Rojas, proxeneta identificado por las victimas de este juicio y los cómplices de Julia Nuñez, imputada en la causa, Héctor Rousselott y Jorge Mauricio Toledo como un primer eslabón de una cadena que lleve a las cabezas de esa red de prostitución.
Requerimos por tanto, se investiguen todas las denuncias por desaparición de personas recibidas en comisarías y demás dependencias de la Provincia.
Por otra parte, repudiamos enérgicamente, las intimidaciones y amenazas que hemos recibido a través de llamadas y mensajes de texto, ejemplo de la impunidad de estas mafias que conocen la desprotección de víctimas, testigos y militantes feministas que luchamos contra la trata de mujeres, niñas y niños para la prostitución.
La responsabilidad de la impunidad es del gobierno de la provincia de Santa Fe, empezando por el Sr. Gobernador Hermes Binner y de la Sra. Vicegobernadora Griselda Tessio, (que aun debe explicaciones en el caso testigo Gamarra-Ojeda del año 2006, cuando ella actuó como fiscal) quienes a pesar de varios pedidos de audiencias solicitadas por nuestra parte con intención clara de dialogo para plantear la situación de Santa Fe respecto a la Trata , nunca fuimos recibidas.
El gobernador Binner derivó nuestro pedido al ministerio de trabajo y es ahí cuando el ministro Carlos Rodriguez nos plantea que la solución para terminar la Trata es reglamentar la prostitución, a pesar de ser Argentina un país abolicionista de la prostitución. También derivó nuestro pedido al ministro de justicia, quien nunca nos recibió.
Tanto las autoridades provinciales, municipales y judiciales, incluyendo las distintas dependencias, han tomado la lucha contra la Trata de Personas y en especial a nuestra asociación, como un agravio partidario y/o personal, excusándose así de tomar las medidas pertinentes para erradicar esta forma extrema de violencia hacia mujeres, niñas y niños.
La Asociación Civil Las Diversas, continuará con el trabajo y compromiso asumido, seguirá denunciando y de ninguna manera hará silencio ante estos hechos intimidatorios.
Ni una desaparecida mas!
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| 17 Oct 2009 - 10:53 | Conneticut Post
URL: www.connpost.com/ci_13572777
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Jesuits, diocese asked to help sex abuse victims
Group protests handling of sex abuse allegations
By Genevieve Reilly
FAIRFIELD -- Standing in the cold rain Thursday at the entrance to the Fairfield University campus, two members of SNAP -- Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests -- called on the Jesuits and Catholic diocese to seek out and offer help to alleged abuse victims of Douglas Perlitz and the Rev. Eugene J. O'Brien.
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www.connpost.com/ci_13572777
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| 17 Oct 2009 - 10:49 | Liz Krueger New York State Senator
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STATEMENT FROM New York State SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER IN RESPONSE TO HIRAM
MONSERRATE'S CONVICTION for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
NEWS FROM STATE SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER
New York State Senate, 26th District
"I believe Hiram Monserrate should not remain in the Senate, and for the
sake of his constituents, the institution of the Senate and the
Democratic party he should resign immediately based on the seriousness
of his violent crime.
Being an elected official is an honor and a privilege, not a right. As a
state legislator , the voters give you the power to decide what laws all
19 million of us live under. And as such we are obligated to hold
ourselves to the highest standards of our laws.
The justice system has determined that Mr. Monserrate has violated our
laws and is guilty of a very disturbing and violent crime against a
woman. Domestic violence is a scourge on our society, and an issue which
I believe requires us to speak out. Only through speaking out can we
work to prevent more violence, support survivors, end the stigma and
fear that victims deal with, and advocate for stronger penalties for
those who believe they are above the law and violate another human
being.
The Senate is exploring our institutional legal options now that the
Courts have ruled, but haven't yet issued a sentence. For me, the length
of the sentence does not matter - domestic violence is domestic
violence, guilt is guilt. Therefore, I believe Hiram Monserrate should
not remain in the Senate."
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| 17 Oct 2009 - 09:57 | Angelica
ANGELICAX7@NETZERO.COM
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HOLA SOY UNA MUJER TRISTE Y ABUSADA ME SIENTO MUY CONFUNDIDA PORQUE ME HASE SENTIR CULPABLE POR SU MALTRATO Y NO SE QUE PENSAR POR FAVOR AYUDENME OJALA AGA AMIGUAS AQI ME SIENTO SOLA Y TRISTE
ANGELICA (ANGELICAX7@NETZERO.COM
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| 17 Oct 2009 - 09:50 | lucero
lucerive2@yahoo.com
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fui vitima de una violacion brutal al cual estoy sufriendo tengo danos inreparables como el colon sufro de mucho panico y no permito gue nadie metogue y tengo mucha deprecion y me encierro en una avitacion sola y meda por llorar mucho y ciento gue no balgo nada...
lucero
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| 17 Oct 2009 - 09:47 | SAGE, Standing Against Global Exploitation Project
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California Human Trafficking Law
On October 11, 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 17 into law as an amendment to the California Control of Profits of Organized Crime Act.
Through AB 17, any case involving human trafficking of minors for purposes of prostitution or lewd conduct, or any case involving abduction or procurement by fraudulent inducement for prostitution is now within the definition of criminal profiteering. Seized assets will be deposited in the Victim-Witness Assistance Fund and appropriated to child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse victim counseling and prevention centers. Additionally, 50% of the funds allocated to Victim-Witness will now be granted to community-based organizations that serve minor victims of human trafficking.
Under the previous laws, the sentencing court was permitted to impose an additional $5,000 fine to also be deposited in the Victim-Witness Assistance Fund. Thanks to AB 17, the courts may now impose a fine of up to $20,000.
AB 17 has been implemented as an urgent statute to take effect immediately "in order to protect minors in California from current and ongoing crimes involving sexual exploitation."
We at SAGE applaud AB 17 and its life-saving focus on victim services. It will prove a valuable tool in our efforts to create a real escape for children through social services and recovery.
***The Standing Against Global Exploitation Project—or the SAGE Project—is a nonprofit organization with one primary aim: bringing an end to the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adults (CSE/CSEC). We at SAGE contribute to that goal by raising awareness about CSE/CSEC issues, and by providing outreach and services to CSE/CSEC survivors.
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| 16 Oct 2009 - 11:47 | Christina Mathews, Prosecutor's Resource on Violence Against Women
cmathews@aequitasresource.org
URL: bwjp.ilinc.com/register/bjjyhfh
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Prosecutorial Response to Violence Against Sexually Exploited Women
Webinar
October 21, 2009 from 11:30 am 1:00 pm EST
This webinar will help prosecutors and allied professionals understand,
identify, and respond to violence against sexually exploited women, i.e.,
women used in prostitution. It will discuss the dynamics of sexual
exploitation, including the frequency and type of violence sexually
exploited women experience. It will also explore issues, strategies, and
defenses relevant to the prosecution of violence against sexually exploited
women. Presenters will review current criminal justice responses to
violence against sexually exploited women and will recommend a more
victim-centered approach to handling these cases. In addition, this webinar
will examine criminal justice responses to sexually exploited women who
present as defendants charged with prostitution crimes and critique the
effectiveness of diversion programs available to these women.
Presenters will include:
Jennifer Long, AEquitas Director
Toolsi Meisner, AEquitas Attorney Advisor
Mary DeFusco, Board Vice President, Dawn¹s Place and Director of Training
and Recruitment, Defender Association of Philadelphia
Please register at bwjp.ilinc.com/register/bjjyhfh
This webinar is open to prosecutors and allied professionals. Registration
is limited and preference will be given to OVW Grantees. If you are having
difficulty registering please contact Christina Mathews at
cmathews@aequitasresource.org or (202) 558-0037.
NOTE: This webinar is an on-line seminar and requires a computer, Internet
connection, and telephone. YOU WILL NOT HEAR THE WEBINAR WITHOUT A
TELEPHONE. After your registration has been confirmed, we will provide both
a web link and telephone number for you to fully access the visual and audio
accompanying this webinar.
Hosted by AEquitas: The Prosecutors¹ Resource on Violence Against Women
through funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence
Against Women (OVW).
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| 16 Oct 2009 - 11:41 | El Pais
URL: www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Es . . .
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Esclavas del sexo y del desamparo en Guatemala
La oficina del Defensor del Pueblo denuncia la impunidad de las mafias que explotan a las mujeres
JOSÉ ELÍAS - Guatemala -
Guatemala, como país de paso obligado para los emigrantes que pretenden llegar clandestinamente a Estados Unidos, se ha convertido en un lugar privilegiado para la explotación sexual de mujeres. Muchas de ellas son adolescentes de 12 o 13 años, engañadas en sus países de origen (El Salvador, Honduras y Nicaragua, mayoritariamente), donde se les ofrecen trabajos como empleadas domésticas o dependientas de comercio, para luego, lejos de sus familias, ser obligadas a ejercer la prostitución en bares y burdeles.
Así lo denunció el martes la oficina del Defensor del Pueblo guatemalteco. En una conferencia de prensa convocada con motivo del Día Internacional contra la Explotación Sexual y Trata de Mujeres, Niñas y Niños, la defensora de los Derechos de la Mujer, Ana Gladys Ollas, señaló que se trata de un negocio sumamente lucrativo y "con escasos riesgos para las organizaciones que lo realizan".
Puntualizó que en este país existen escasos registros sobre el número de mujeres, niñas, niños y adolescentes que son explotados sexualmente, "pero la condición geográfica de un país de tránsito y origen de migrantes" lo hace muy vulnerable al negocio de la trata de personas, "especialmente en la explotación sexual".
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www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Esclavas/sexo/desamparo/Guatemala/elpepuint/20090925elpepuint_2/Tes
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| 16 Oct 2009 - 10:05 | Cadenaglobal
URL: www.cadenaglobal.com/especiales/nomasvio . . .
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Venezuela
Especial - Mujeres, No mas violencia!
Recursos, videos, advertencias, y mas
www.cadenaglobal.com/especiales/nomasviolencia/hogar.html
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 20:16 | USDOJ
URL: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227744.pdf
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National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence
More than 60 percent of children in the United States were exposed to
violence in the past year, according to a new study by the U.S. Department
of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Contro and
Preventionl.
DOJ's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in
collaboration with CDC, sponsored the National Survey of Children's Exposure
to Violence (NatSCEV), the most comprehensive nationwide survey of the
incidence and prevalence of children's exposure to violence to date. The
findings highlight the degree to which children in this country live with
violence in their lives.
NatSCEV surveyed children and adolescents age 10 to 17 and the adult
caregivers of children age 9 and under, and asked questions about 48 types
of victimization in the following areas:
* Conventional crime
* Child maltreatment
* Peer and sibling victimization
* Sexual victimization
* Witnessing and indirect victimization
* School violence and threats
* Internet violence and victimization
Of the children and adolescents surveyed:
* nearly half (46.3%) were assaulted at least once in the past year,
and more than 1 in 10 (10.2%) were injured in an assault;
* 1 in 10 (10.2%) suffered child maltreatment (including physical and
emotional abuse, neglect or family abduction);
* 1 in 16 (6.1%) were victimized sexually;
* 1 in 4 (25.3%) witnessed a violent act or were otherwise indirect
victims of violence;
* and nearly 1 in 10 (9.8%) saw one family member assault another.
The study also underscores children's risk for ongoing victimization,
finding nearly 7 in 8 children (86.6%) who reported being exposed to
violence in their lifetime, also reported being exposed to violence in the
past year.
The partnership between CDC and OJJDP is providing critical national data on
levels of violence as well as data on key indicators of protective factors.
Additional information was collected on safe, stable, nurturing
relationships-a key focus of CDC's child maltreatment prevention activities.
This and other analyses are forthcoming.
See Study:
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227744.pdf
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 19:47 | Guardian UK
URL: www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/15/def . . .
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Rape case to force US defence firms into the openSenate passes measure prompted by case of woman prevented from suing over alleged rape by Halliburton/KBR colleagues
Chris McGreal in Washington guardian.co.uk,
Thursday 15 October 2009
US defence firms are to be barred from lucrative government contracts if they refuse to allow employees access to the courts, after a woman working for a Halliburton subsidiary in Iraq was prevented from taking legal action over an alleged gang rape by fellow workers.
Al Franken, the Senate's newest member, has won an amendment to the defence appropriations bill prompted by the case of Jamie Leigh Jones. She alleges that she was drugged and raped by seven American contractors in Baghdad in 2005.
Jones, who was employed by KBR, which was fighting oil fires, says that a pattern of subsequent behaviour by the firm, including allegedly locking her in a container under armed guard and losing forensic evidence, amounts to a cover-up.
Halliburton/KBR used a clause in her contract requiring disputes to be settled by arbitration to block legal action – a policy which, her lawyer says, has encouraged assaults by creating a climate of impunity.
continues....
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/15/defence-contractors-rape-claim-block
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 13:12 | Huffington POst
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/12/amp-up . . .
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'AMP UP Before You Score': Pepsi Apologizes For App That Helps Guys Score Chicks, Brag About It (UPDATED, VIDEO)
Read more at: www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/12/amp-up-before-you-score-p_n_317716.html
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 12:19 | AEquitas,
URL: www.aequitasresource.org/STRATEGIES.Issu . . .
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AEquitas STRATEGIES
The Prosecutor's Newsletter on Violence Against Women
Inaugural Issue
www.aequitasresource.org/STRATEGIES.Issue1.pdf
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 09:01 | Christina Mathews, National Institute on the Prosecution of Sexual Violence
cmathews@aequitasresource.org
URL: www.aequitasresource.org/training.cfm
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UPCOMING TRAINING EVENTS
National Institute on the Prosecution of Sexual Violence
December 1-4, 2009 - Miami, FL
National Institute on the Prosecution of Domestic Violence
January 12-15, 2010 - Dallas, TX
For an application and additional information please visit
www.aequitasresource.org/training.cfm
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 08:33 | Elsa Schvartzman
URL: picasaweb.google.com/elsaschvartzman/ENM . . .
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Argentina
fotos por Elsa Schvartzman
[Legalización Aborto] fotos-
XXIV ENM Tucumán 2009
Preparativos en la Plaza . Un taller de estrategia. Encuentro con feministas latinoamericanas. Marcha.
picasaweb.google.com/elsaschvartzman/ENMTucuman2009
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| 15 Oct 2009 - 08:23 | noticiasdel16
URL: www.noticiasdel6.com/ampliar_.php?id=507 . . .
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Argentina
Solicitan penalizar a los clientes que paguen por servicios sexuales
La diputada Sandra Montiel, presentó un proyecto de comunicación solicitando a los legisladores nacionales por Misiones la incorporación al Código Penal Argentino de la tipificación y sanción del delito de adquisición de servicios sexuales.
www.noticiasdel6.com/ampliar_.php?id=50744
Por medio de esta iniciativa, Montiel insta a sus pares nacionales a realizar reformas en el Código Penal que permitan reprimir con prisión de 1 mes a 1 año a todo individuo que adquiera servicios sexuales de personas que resulten víctimas de esclavitud sexual y de trata de personas y con pena de 1 a 4 años de reclusión o prisión cuando la víctima fuera menor de edad.
Al respecto, la diputada sostiene que “Si bien existen normas nacionales e internacionales para prevenir y sancionar la trata de personas, y leyes para brindar asistencia y protección a las víctimas, sabido es que hay un tercer actor de este proceso, quizás el más importante que sigue “invisibilizado” ante la sociedad, y es el “cliente”, quien crea la demanda y posibilita con su pago la rentabilidad del negocio”. Esto, “es lo que está ausente en la legislación”, agregó.
“La trata de mujeres y niñas con fines de explotación sexual existe porque existen personas que buscan este servicio y sostienen este sistema de ofertas sexuales en detrimento de la libertad y de los derechos humanos de miles de mujeres y niñas. 'Sin cliente no hay trata' ", enfatizó la diputada Sandra Montiel.
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| 14 Oct 2009 - 11:21 | SIECUS Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
URL: www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feat . . .
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SIECUS, conjuntamente con la Coalición Internacional por la Salud de las Mujeres (IWHC) y la Federación Internacional de Planificación de la Familia / Región del Hemisferio Occidental (IPPF/RHO), ha creado recursos a fin de apoyar a integrantes de la sociedad civil en sus esfuerzos por promover y defender la Declaración Ministerial de la Ciudad de México. Estos materiales ofrecen orientación acerca de cómo apoyar a sus gobiernos para que emprendan acciones y avancen en el cumplimiento de los acuerdos que adoptaron en la Declaración. Este paquete de promoción y defensa ofrece varias herramientas que pueden ser utilizadas por socios locales para generar conciencia sobre la Declaración Ministerial de la Ciudad de México “Prevenir con educación” y exigir cuentas a las autoridades gubernamentales. Esperamos que estos materiales sean útiles para ustedes en sus esfuerzos de promoción y defensa.
vease
www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&FeatureID=1783
bajar la pagina de SIECUS para ver los recursos en Espanol
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| 14 Oct 2009 - 11:16 | SIECUS Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
URL: www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feat . . .
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ACTION CENTER - New Advocacy Kit for First Anniversary of the Mexico City Ministerial Declaration “Education to Prevent”
see,
www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&FeatureID=1783
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| 14 Oct 2009 - 09:48 | Veterans for Peace
URL: www.veteransforpeace.org/Military_rape_a . . .
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Military Rape Awareness Week: October 12 - 16, 2009
Warning: Study says 1 in 3 Women RAPED in the Military
www.veteransforpeace.org/Military_rape_awareness_week_2009.vp.html
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| 14 Oct 2009 - 09:08 | Guttmacher Institute
URL: www.guttmacher.org/pubs/AWWfullreport.pd . . .
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Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy Decline Worldwide as Contraceptive Use Increases
But Progress Over Past Decade Has Been Uneven, and
Unsafe Abortion Remains a Key Challenge to Women’s Health
London, UK: Increases in global contraceptive use have contributed to a decrease in the number of unintended pregnancies and, in turn, a decline in the number of abortions, which fell from an estimated 45.5 million procedures in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003. While both the developed and the developing world experienced these positive trends, developed regions saw the greatest progress. Within the developing world, improvement varied widely, with Africa lagging behind other regions, according to
“Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress,” www.guttmacher.org/pubs/AWWfullreport.pdf a major new Guttmacher Institute report released today.
The decline in worldwide abortion occurred alongside a global trend toward liberalizing abortion laws. Nineteen countries have significantly reduced restrictions in their abortion laws since 1997, while only three countries have substantially increased legal restrictions. Despite these trends, 40% of the world’s women live in countries with highly restrictive abortion laws, virtually all of them in the developing world. In Africa, 92% of reproductive-age women live under highly restrictive abortion laws, and in Latin America, 97% do so. These proportions have not changed markedly over the past decade.
The report finds that while the incidence of abortion is closely related to that of unintended pregnancy, it does not correlate with abortion’s legal status. Indeed, abortion occurs at roughly equal rates in regions where it is broadly legal and in regions where it is highly restricted. The key difference is safety—illegal, clandestine abortions cause significant harm to women, especially in developing countries.
“The progress made during the past decade in increasing contraceptive use and reducing the need for abortion is fundamentally good news—the world is moving in the right direction,” says Sharon Camp, http://www.guttmacher.org/media/experts/ camp.html president and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute. “And yet, we still have two widely disparate realities. In almost all developed countries, abortion is safe and legal. But in much of the developing world, abortion remains highly restricted, and unsafe abortion is common and continues to damage women’s health and threaten their survival.”
Unsafe abortion causes an estimated 70,000 deaths each year, and an additional five million women are treated annually for complications resulting from unsafe abortion. Approximately three million women who experience serious complications from unsafe procedures go untreated.
See report
www.guttmacher.org/pubs/AWWfullreport.pdf
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| 14 Oct 2009 - 08:46 | United Nations
URL: www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-pris . . .
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Document:
United Nations
Criminal Justice Standards for United Nations Police
See:
www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/08-58900_Ebook.pdf
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| 13 Oct 2009 - 11:54 | Diario El Litoral
URL: www.ellitoral.com/index.php/diarios/2009 . . .
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IV Jornada sobre la trata de personas
“Hay jueces que si no ven a la víctima con esposas, dicen que no hay trata”
Especialistas remarcaron la necesidad de capacitar al Poder Judicial para luchar contra este delito. A un año y medio de la sanción de la ley 26.364, se rescataron 329 víctimas de la explotación sexual y laboral.
Agustina Mai
amai@ellitoral.com
La ley 26.364 contra la trata de personas “es un avance”, para Marcelo Colombo, fiscal coordinador de la Unidad de Asistencia para la Investigación de Secuestros Extorsivos y trata de personas (Ufase). “La trata es considerado un delito en etapas, que significa captar una persona, transportarla y recibirla con finalidad de explotación. Antes de la sanción de la ley -en abril de 2008- lo único que estaba criminalizado penalmente era la situación de explotación consumada, que es el último tramo de la cadena”, explicó. En este sentido, la norma consagra una figura penal nueva y “criminaliza etapas previas a la explotación consumada”.
Entre los aportes de la nueva ley, el fiscal también remarcó “la federalización del delito”. “Facilita la investigación porque se puede actuar en jurisdicciones extrañas. Un juez federal de Santa Fe que está investigando la captación de chicas de acá, que son explotadas en el sur, puede hacer un allanamiento directamente en aquel otro lugar sin pedir autorización. Esto también brinda la seguridad de que no se filtre información por la connivencia de las autoridades locales -fuerzas policiales, judiciales y políticas-. Muchas veces se llegaba a los allanamientos y no había nada”, detalló.
Críticas
Si bien la ley de trata significa un avance para luchar contra este delito, se le suele criticar que las penas sean bajas y excarcelables. Consultado sobre este punto, Colombo refirió: “Hay una jurisprudencia que viene consolidándose en la que las escalas penales no son las principales a tener en cuenta para decidir la excarcelación de una persona. Lo que se tiene en cuenta es si el imputado puede obstruir el accionar de la Justicia o se puede ir. Uno puede tener un delito penal grave y sin embargo estar excarcelado; es el caso de Chabán”.
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www.ellitoral.com/index.php/diarios/2009/10/12/metropolitanas/AREA-04.html
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| 13 Oct 2009 - 11:39 | Boletin e-mujeres
URL: www.e-mujeres.net/noticias/el-machismo-c . . .
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El machismo como freno al desarrollo
Las mujeres de países pobres aceptan las agresiones, según UNICEF
Más de la mitad de las mujeres que viven en países en vías de desarrollo creen justificado que los maridos peguen a sus esposas. El dato pertenece al informe de UNICEF Progresos para la infancia, realizado a partir de una recopilación de encuestas en más de 68 países pobres y publicado ayer.
El trabajo recoge opiniones de mujeres de 15 a 50 años y prueba que esta percepción de la violencia machista es prácticamente idéntica entre generaciones. Adultas y niñas comparten la creencia en la superioridad del hombre y asumen por ello, según el documento, que pueden recibir castigos físicos de su compañero sentimental si este se siente agraviado o si su propio comportamiento ha sido incorrecto.
Respecto a los motivos para aceptar esta violencia, el 50% de las africanas y el 30% de las asiáticas creen que "no preocuparse lo suficiente del cuidado de los hijos" es una razón de peso para aceptar el maltrato de sus maridos. Otras justificaciones frecuentes a la violencia de género son, en este orden, "discutir", "salir sin avisar", "que se queme la comida" o "negarse a mantener relaciones sexuales".
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www.e-mujeres.net/noticias/el-machismo-como-freno-al-desarrollo
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| 13 Oct 2009 - 11:30 | One In Three Women
URL: oneinthreewomen.com/oct2009news.pdf
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One in Three Women Newsletter
oneinthreewomen.com/oct2009news.pdf
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| 13 Oct 2009 - 11:15 | Violence Against Women Monitor
URL: www.stopvaw.org/U_Visa_Process_Improved_ . . .
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USA: U Visa Process Improved, But Education Still Needed
9/30/2009 2:59 PM
In an effort to combat human trafficking, the U.S. Congress passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act in 2000. The Act authorizes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S.C.I.S.) to issue up to 10,000 U visas per year to immigrants who are crime victims. Recipients are given temporary legal status and work eligibility in the US for no more than 4 years with the opportunity to qualify for permanent resident status.
The U visa is intended to encourage immigrant victims of trafficking, incest, kidnapping, female genital mutilation, and domestic violence to seek help from the police without fear of being deported.
After the Act’s passage in 2000, U.S.C.I.S. issued far fewer U visas than the amount allotted, granting no U visas at all between 2000 and 2007 and less than 100 U visas between 2008 and 2009. Since President Obama took office in January 2009, U.S.C.I.S. has been taking measures to speed up the U visa process and reduce the backlog of U visa applications. 4000 U visas have been issued under the new administration, and thousands more U visa applications are under review.
Despite this improvement, some police departments have not been receptive to helping immigrants who are victims of crimes file for their U visas. Because victims of crimes need the signature certifying cooperation with the police investigating the crime, this lack of cooperation greatly hinders the ability to access the visa.
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www.stopvaw.org/U_Visa_Process_Improved_But_Education_Still_Needed.html
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| 13 Oct 2009 - 10:40 | IPS Gender Wire
URL: www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48774
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Criminalisation of Abortion 'The Wrong Concept'
By Kristin Palitza
CAPE TOWN, Oct 8 (IPS) - One hundred African women and girls die unnecessarily from unsafe abortions every day because they have to rely on unqualified medical practitioners or self-induce abortion by ingesting poisonous substances or inserting tools into their uterus.
Africa has the highest percentage of maternal deaths due to unsafe abortion. 60 percent of abortion-related deaths occur in women and girls under the age of 25.
"Abortions that have to be performed illegally translate directly to higher maternal mortality," warned Dr Anibal Faundes.
Faundes, who is professor of obstetrics at the State University of Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brasil, was speaking in Cape Town at the World Congress of the Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FIGO), for which he chairs a working group for prevention of unsafe abortion.
International health experts argue that unsafe abortion is one of the causes of maternal mortality that could most easily be addressed, through improved access to family planning services, better post-abortion care and safe, legal abortion.
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www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48774
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| 13 Oct 2009 - 10:24 | La Gaceta
URL: www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/347987/Informac . . .
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ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE MUJERES - ACTO DE CIERRE
La violencia es la mayor preocupación femenina
Martes 13 de Octubre de 2009 | De acuerdo con las conclusiones de los talleres de discusión, el hogar y el ámbito laboral son los principales escenarios de los conflictos. La trata de personas, el abuso de menores, las consecuencias de la crisis económica y la adicción de los jóvenes a la droga figuran entre los temas predominantes.
La violencia de género, la trata de personas, la necesidad de implementar la educación sexual, las dificultades y problemas en el trabajo y la importancia de un debate profundo respecto de la despenalización del aborto fueron temas que estuvieron presentes en prácticamente todos los talleres del XXIV Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres que concluyó ayer. También surgieron temas que no habían sido contemplados, como la lucha de las madres que tratan de rescatar a sus hijos de la adicción a las drogas.
El acto de cierre, llevado a cabo en el Club Tucumán Central, sumó diversos momentos de emoción. Las mujeres lloraron, aplaudieron, gritaron, silbaron y vivaron -según cada tema- al escuchar las conclusiones de los talleres. Los pañuelos y las banderas le pusieron color a la jornada final del encuentro. El tradicional evento, que tuvo su primera cita en 1986 en Buenos Aires, reflejó la preocupación de las mujeres sobre cuestiones como el abuso sexual infantil, la crisis económica, la organización sindical, las cárceles, la educación, los medios de comunicación y la ecología.
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www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/347987/Informaci%C3%B3n_General/imagenes_del_dia.asp
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| 12 Oct 2009 - 18:25 | Pagina 12, Argentina
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-13 . . .
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CERCA DE 20 MIL MUJERES MANIFESTARON POR LAS CALLES TUCUMANAS EN EL 24º ENCUENTRO DE MUJERES
Marcha de mujeres por el derecho a decidir
El encuentro de mujeres de todo el país en Tucumán despertó la reacción de sectores conservadores de la Iglesia Católica con una virulencia que llegó al intento de copar las reuniones para impedir los debates.
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www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-133342-2009-10-12.html
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| 12 Oct 2009 - 08:32 | Disgusted with the System
URL: disgustedwiththesystem.blogspot.com/2009 . . .
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San Diego County Grand Jury Cites Further CPS Misconduct
San Diego County Grand Jury Cites Further CPS Misconduct
Written by:Rodney
Despite more than two decades of repeated investigations by the San Diego County Grand Jury of misconduct by the County of San Diego Child Welfare Services (aka San Diego CPS) agency, the abusive agency and its illegal and harmful actions continue unabated. Safeguards to fix errors and abuses have been perverted into meaningless mechanisms to cover up wrong-doing and insulate the County of San Diego and individual social workers from criminal prosecution and civil litigation. The agency is unrelenting in its refusals to correct its own problems, and continues to run roughshod over the law, civil rights, and best interests of children. The County of San Diego and its derelict Board of Supervisors also avoid taking necessary actions to correct the problems.
Two reports have been released in 2008 and 2009 that indicate how San Diego CPS frequently:
Removes children from homes without revealing the reasons
Fails to document reasons for CPS actions in writing
Fails to provide written communications and instructions to parents
Claims to courts and others to have communicated in writing to parents, but no such evidence of this alleged written communication could be found by the Grand Jury. This implies that CPS social workers lied and/or perjured. This is consistent with past findings in previous Grand Jury investigations that CPS social workers routinely lie and perjure to the detriment of children and parents.
Fails to objectively and competently investigate complaints regarding CPS and its social workers after children are removed from homes.
Uses the removal of children from homes on inadequately investigated allegations as an excuse to stop further investigation.
CPS Refuses to Communicate Effectively with Parents
CPS social workers avoid using written communications with parents. It appears part of the purpose for this is to leave parents uncertain of what is happening and stymied in their responses because they lack critical information that should have been provided to them.
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disgustedwiththesystem.blogspot.com/2009/10/san-diego-county-grand-jury-cites.html
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