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| 21 Feb 2010 - 09:25 | Feminist Law Professor Blog
URL: feministlawprofessors.com/?p=15067
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Friedman and Norman on Maryland DV Protective Orders
Joshua L. Friedman (Attorney Advisor, U.S. Social Security Administration) and Gary C. Norman (Staff Attorney, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) have published their article, Protecting the Family Pet: The New Face of Maryland Domestic Violence Protective Orders, 40 U. Balt. L.F. 81 (2009). Here is the abstract:
Domestic violence is on the rise, and pets are increasingly becoming the victims of marital disputes. There is a demonstrated link between acts and offenses of domestic violence and animal abuse. Domestic abusers often do not think twice about beating or otherwise harming pets that have bonded with the other spouse in order to control, coerce, intimidate, or cause emotional harm to that spouse
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| 21 Feb 2010 - 09:14 | Stop Femicide in Guatemala
joanied@hotmail.com
URL: www.ghrc-usa.org/Programs/ForWomensRight . . .
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Event: Brown bag luncheon with Norma Cruz
Please join us on March 4th to hear more about the femicide cases in Guatemala. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I'm on the board of the GHRC.
Best,
Joan Dawson
joanied@hotmail.com
Violence Against Women and Femicide in Guatemala
In Honor of International Women’s Day, the Gender Based-Violence Task Force
Of the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) Is Pleased to Present:
A Brown Bag with Norma Cruz, Co-founder and Director of the
Survivors Foundation, a Guatemalan NGO
When: Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
Where: Population Reference Bureau
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 520
Washington, DC 20009
Ms. Cruz is an internationally recognized advocate and activist for women who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking, and illegal adoptions. She is one of eight women worldwide to receive the “Women of Courage” award from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in March 2009.
The focus of the discussion will be violence against women and femicide, impunity and the rule of law in Guatemala, and the necessary steps to ensure safety for Guatemalan women and girls. Ms. Cruz will be in Washington, DC, as part of her “Stop Femicide in Guatemala” (http://www.stopfemicide.com/) Spring 2010 Speaking Tour, sponsored by the Guatemala Human Rights Commission
For speaking tour schedule see
www.ghrc-usa.org/Programs/ForWomensRighttoLive/SpeakingTour.htm
To RSVP for the Brown Bag, email Jennay Ghowrwal at jghowrwal@prb.org by March 1. Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert will be provided. PRB is located near the Dupont Circle Q Street exit on the Red Line
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| 21 Feb 2010 - 08:59 | Marcela Salgado
subseddhh.chaco@gmail.com
URL: cuandolalimosnaesgrande.blogspot.com/
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Amig@s y compañer@s:
Queremos compartir con ustedes el blog de la campaña "Cuando la limosna es
grande", en el podrán encontrar los audios que realizamos junto al
Programa Juana Azurduy, la Asociación Civil Nuestra Voz/ETER; También están
disponibles los banner, la historieta y una animación.
La producción esta disponible para ser utilizada libremente en campañas de sensibilización
e información, talleres y charlas y para difundirla por cualquier medio
disponible.
Desde la Subsecretaria de Derechos Humanos de Chaco, renovamos el compromiso en
la lucha contra la Trata y Tráfico de Personas y esperamos que los materiales
colaboren con ello.
Saludos cordiales.
Prof.
Marcelo Salgado
Subsecretario de Derechos Humanos
Provincia del Chaco
03722-15387917
subseddhh.chaco@gmail.com
vea:
cuandolalimosnaesgrande.blogspot.com/
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| 21 Feb 2010 - 08:45 | Pagina 12, Argentina
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-14 . . .
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“Estamos ante una visión preconciliar”
Carlos Rozanski tiene amplia experiencia en casos de delitos sexuales. Silvina Darmandrail falló en un caso similar al que ahora se debate en Comodoro Rivadavia. Ambos reclaman que “ni el Estado ni la Justicia miren para otro lado”.
Por Mariana Carbajal
“No autorizar el aborto y mantener el sufrimiento de la niña que fue violada es ilegal. Ni la jueza ni los médicos ni el Estado pueden mirar para otro lado. La interrupción de ese embarazo no es opcional. Si para los médicos y para la jueza la salud de la niña no está involucrada, estamos ante una visión preconciliar”, señaló el juez Carlos Rozanski, integrante del Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal Federal Nº 1 de La Plata, en relación con el pedido para abortar que le fue negado esta semana en primera instancia a una chica de 15 años de Comodoro Rivadavia. Antes de llegar al fuero federal, Rozanski tuvo una destacadísima actuación en la defensa de los derechos de los niños y niñas, particularmente de víctimas de abuso sexual infantil. “La muchachita está diciendo que si no la dejan abortar, se mata. ¿Cómo no la escuchan? Están violando su derecho a ser escuchada, contemplado en la Convención Internacional de Derechos del Niño, con rango constitucional”, apuntó la jueza marplatense Silvina Darmandrail, que tres años atrás tuvo que resolver un caso similar. Se espera que en las próximas horas –tal vez mañana–, la Cámara de Apelaciones en lo Civil de la ciudad chubutense dicte sentencia
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| 20 Feb 2010 - 09:35 | feminist Peace Network
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2010/02/18/ . . .
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20 minute video
Women on the Frontline, Nepal
Say No-Unite–End The Silence, End The Violence
As Say No-Unite points out, the first step to ending violence against women is ending the silence and speaking out. In that spirit at their kind invitation we share this compelling look at the trafficking of women and girls in Nepal, the first in a series of videos about violence against women throughout the world.
See:
www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2010/02/18/say-no-unite-end-the-silence-end-the-violence/
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| 19 Feb 2010 - 09:18 | El Tiempo
URL: www.eltiempo.com/colombia/occidente/red- . . .
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Red de trata de personas acosa a mujeres en frontera con Ecuador
La mayoría de las mujeres explotadas en Ecuador eran de Medellín y municipios del Valle y el Eje Cafetero.
Treinta colombianas han sido rescatadas de ese país donde eran explotadas sexualmente. Pasto, Ipiales y Tumaco son los municipios más afectados, según estudio de organizaciones de Nariño.
Ángela María, una joven de 15 años, de Ipiales (Nariño), es la víctima en carne viva del crítico panorama de trata de personas en la frontera entre Colombia y Ecuador, que tiene en alerta a las autoridades.
"Yo fui obligada a prostituirme porque los dos hombres que me llevaron a Tulcán, (Ecuador), dizque a trabajar en un centro comercial, amenazaron con agredir a mi familia si los denunciaba ante las autoridades", narró.
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| 19 Feb 2010 - 09:11 | Government Innovators Network, Harvard
info-16118@innovations.harvard.edu
URL: www.innovations.harvard.edu/spotlight.ht . . .
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Free
Harvard Webinar: "Combating Teen Dating Violence"
Combating Teen
Dating Violence: Promising Research in Prevention and Intervention for Youth
at-Risk
February 23, 2010: 4-6 pm (EST)
~This Webinar
www.innovations.harvard.edu/spotlight.html?id=2431
takes place online. Registration required; free of charge.~
Join us for this forum, co-sponsored by the National Institute of Justice,
where experts will highlight the latest prevention and intervention research
in teen dating violence. Ample time will be allocated for audience Q&A.
* Carrie Mulford, PhD (moderator) - Social Science Analyst, National
Institute of Justice
* David A. Wolfe, PhD - RBC Chair in Children's Mental Health;
Director, CAMH Centre for Prevention Science; Professor of Psychology &
Psychiatry, University of Toronto
* Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, UC
Davis School of Medicine
* Pat Paluzzi, CNM, DrPH - President/CEO, Healthy Teen Network
For more information and to register, visit our event page at:
www.innovations.harvard.ed/spotlight.html?id=2431
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| 19 Feb 2010 - 08:59 | Service Women's Action Network
URL: www.servicewomen.org/
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10 min video
Sexual Assault in the Military
See:
www.servicewomen.org/
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| 19 Feb 2010 - 08:44 | thetakeaway
URL: www.thetakeaway.org/blogs/takeaway/2010/ . . .
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Fmr. Sgt. Marti Ribeiro on Sexual Harassment in the Military
See:
www.thetakeaway.org/blogs/takeaway/2010/feb/17/fmr-sgt-marti-ribeiro-sexual-harassment-military/
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| 18 Feb 2010 - 09:20 | The Curvature
URL: http://thecurvature.com/2010/01/29/repro . . .
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Reproductive Coercion is Sexual Violence
See discussion:
thecurvature.com/2010/01/29/reproductive-coercion-is-sexual-violence/
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| 18 Feb 2010 - 08:56 | Stopfamilyviolence
URL: angelzfury.blogspot.com/2010/02/women-ar . . .
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Women are Unbelievable! (In Family Courts)
Women are Unbelievable!
Accusations of False Allegations Result in Dangerous Consequences
Joan Dawson (joanied40)
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes”
“Women are unbelievable!” Really. I mean that quite literally. Don’t believe me? I was prepared for that. I will share with you what I have learned over the past three or four years of my research: Women today are not believed in court. This is nothing new, actually. Women’s credibility has always been questioned, historically as well as currently. But today, with the aid of the Internet, the propaganda that fuels this bias can be churned out quickly and efficiently. Public perception can be changed readily. This includes changing the perceptions of the media, policy makers, law makers, and, yes, even judges, impartial as they’re supposed to be.
Domestic Violence Claims
When women allege domestic violence in family court, often, they are not believed. In fact, they may even be punished. In today’s courts where “friendly parent policies” and fathers rights reign, women that allege abuse appear “unfriendly” and unlikely to share parenting responsibilities.
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| 18 Feb 2010 - 08:42 | Global Sisterhood Network
URL: www.global-sisterhood-network.org/conten . . .
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Benedict XVI: Hollow platitudes at Summit with Irish Bishops fail Church’s victims & the faithful
According to Benedict XVI, "The weakening of faith has been a significant contributing factor in the phenomenon of the sexual abuse of minors". WHAT ABSOLUTE ROT! To the contrary, as is obvious to all and sundry outside of the Vatican, the reality is that the sexual abuse of children and young adults by the Catholic Church's "ordained men", and the Vatican's covert complicity, has been and remains THE significant factor in destroying faith in the Catholic Church
See collection of outraged comments and editorials,
www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/2411/59/
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| 17 Feb 2010 - 20:27 | Artemisa
URL: www.artemisanoticias.com.ar/site/notas.a . . .
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Qué opinan los varones
Por Carolina Escudero | 17.2.2010
Nueve varones cuentan qué sintieron y pensaron frente a la noticia del posible hecho de violencia de género del que Wanda Taddei resultó con más de la mitad del cuerpo quemado y en estado de coma y Eduardo Vázquez detenido con leves quemaduras en las manos. Los testimonios van desde la condena absoluta hasta las consideraciones hacia el músico, ligadas al terrible incendio de Cromañón.
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| 17 Feb 2010 - 20:15 | Casa de la Mujer, Azucena Villaflor
lasazucenas@hotmail.com
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El femicidio de Sandra Ayala Gamboa es un crimen político.
Desde la década de los 70’ las feministas parimos un lema propio para dar cuenta, entre otras dimensiones, de una arista encubierta de la política.
Afirmar lo personal es político, lo sexual es político, implicó visibilizar las violencias que nos oprimen a las mujeres por el solo hecho de serlo.
En el femicidio de Sandra Ayala Gamboa se utilizó la violencia sexual para generar un hecho político, que sobrepasa a la mujer en singular y que busca impactar en todas las mujeres: Si a ella le pasó, a todas nos puede pasar. Así es como actúa el patriarcado.
La prensa los denomina crímenes pasionales, problemas de pareja, locos sueltos, violadores seriales, lo reducen al ámbito doméstico, individual, con la peligrosa consecuencia de que la acción de los violadores- agresores- sean explicadas en el marco de la “emoción violenta”, “no conciente de sus actos”, abriéndoles el camino hacia la inimputabilidad y/o impunidad.
Pero si los conceptualizamos como lo que en verdad son, crímenes políticos, estamos develando su carácter sistémico, extendido en el tiempo y reclamando:
Una respuesta gubernamental que claramente exprese compromiso con la defensa de los derechos humanos de las mujeres y que garantice la igualdad ciudadana.
Una acción jurídica contundente para que se castigue a l@s responsables.
Un compromiso social para que no se repita
Como militantes feministas, no creemos que este crimen sea obra de una sola persona, por el contrario, denunciamos la cadena machista de complicidades que se inicia en la pensión donde Sandra vivía y que aun no ha concluido; entendemos que un eslabón de la misma es el fiscal Morán, quien representa la culminación del sexismo jurídico y destacamos también el rol del Estado a través de sus ausentes políticas públicas.
Todos estos factores siguen golpeando su cuerpo de mujer, ejecutando autoridad contra su voluntad y la de toda su familia, discriminándola y finalmente silenciándola.
Por eso, nosotras exigimos Justicia y gritamos bien fuerte:
Sandra Gamboa es Alicia Muñiz
Sandra Gamboa es Natalia Melman
Sandra Gamboa es Liliana Tallarico,
es también Nora Dalmaso, María Marta García Belsunce, Carolina Alo, Cintia Saavedra.
Sus femicidios ocurrieron y ocurren en La Plata , en Catamarca, en Ciudad Juárez, en Colombia, en Afganistán, en Kosovo, y en el Congo, en tiempos de paz y en tiempos de guerra, no importa la edad, etnias o religión. Las une su cuerpo de mujer en la violencia sufrida, pero también, en la lucha y la resistencia.
Este lunes 22 de Febrero a las 17 hs. en calle 7 entre 45 y 46 : ¡Todas somos Sandra!
Casa de la Mujer “Azucena Villaflor”
lasazucenas@hotmail.com
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| 17 Feb 2010 - 20:01 | BBC
URL: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8511010.stm
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Women at war: How roles are changing
A series of articles by BBC
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8511010.stm
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| 17 Feb 2010 - 19:53 | Jewish Women International
URL: www.jwi.org/site/lookup.asp?c=okLWJ3MPKt . . .
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Register Now! National Alliance Webinar (Mar 4, 2010, 12pm-1pm E
Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence
A recent study in New York City found that 51 percent of intimate partner
homicide victims were foreign-born.
Immigrant women in abusive relationships face numerous barriers to escape
because of immigration laws, language barriers, social isolation, and lack
of financial resources.
Join Jewish Women International in a 60-minute live webinar presented by
Leslye Orloff, vice president and director of Legal Momentum's Immigrant
Women Program (IWP). Leslye is also a co-founder and co-chair of the
National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women. She has written
local and national training curricula and manuals and is a nationally
respected trainer on domestic violence, cultural competency, VAWA
immigration provisions, and immigrant victims' legal rights and experience
with domestic violence.
Live webinar
Thursday, March 4, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Register Now
www.jwi.org/site/lookup.asp?c=okLWJ3MPKtH&b=5772465
What you will learn:
1. Overview of the dynamics and challenges faced by battered immigrant
women
2. Legal rights of immigrant women: Undocumented vs. legal immigrants
3. Access to crime victims' visas
4. Public benefits provided to immigrant women
5. Recommendations for working with immigrant
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| 16 Feb 2010 - 08:22 | National District Attorney's Association
kkorobov@ndaa.org
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The National District Attorneys Association
National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women
is pleased to announce the
National Institute on the
Prosecution of Domestic Violence:
For Prosecutors Working in Specialized Domestic Violence Units and Co-Located
Environments
February 23-26, 2010
New Orleans, LA
This conference will focus on the needs of specialized domestic violence
prosecutors and prosecutors who work in co-located environments (such as
Family Justice Centers or police departments). In addition to trial matters,
such as Jury Selection and Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Hearings, presentations
will focus on how to address the challenges of multi-disciplinary work,
confidentiality requirements, caseload / unit management, and working with
probation, police, and victim advocates.
No Registration Fee
Full Scholarship Opportunities Available
(Priority given to STOP sub-grantees, Arrest, and Rural grantees)
Limited Space Available
For more information, please contact
Kristina Korobov .
703-519-1651 .
kkorobov@ndaa.org
Elise Cannon .
703-549-9222 .
ecannon@ndaa.org
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| 16 Feb 2010 - 08:02 | Cali
calislaughter@gmail.com
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Hello -
I am researching prostitution laws around the world, and am trying to find countries in which prostitution is LEGAL, but it remains ILLEGAL for a police officer, under a certain Code of Conduct, to patronize a prostitute. I know this is starting to happen within the military, however, I can't find any cases of this within the police force. If you could point me to some resources I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Cali
calislaughter@gmail.com)
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| 16 Feb 2010 - 07:49 | Leslie
katinthedesert@yahoo.com
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justice for women
I have been trying to find information on the web to help me understand why the deputy district attorney in Jackson County Oregon, kept sending back the police reports to the police dept for more information. I have been frustrated as I have been trying to have my stalking order enforced. My ex called my house on December 26th, 2009 and he was not indicted until January 28th of 2010. In the meantime he had continued to violate the stalking order during the month of January. This has been a frightening experience for me and my children.
I continued to call the local police dept to report each violation. I cried, I was terrified. Yet when he called my son to say "tell your mom, I am coming to Medford to blow her fucking brains out", I was told by the officer that my ex had simply been exercising his first amendment rights and that there was nothing that could be done. I have argued with several watch commanders and my pleas for assistance have fallen on deaf ears. In my last argument with a sgt, I was told that I could call the sheriff's dept. since they had jurisdiction as well.
I did call them. The deputy took my report, my son's report, my younger son's report, and he has made a report that should be sent to the district attorney's office letting them know that while my original report was not decided on that I had to endure more stress and fear by my stalker. I feel that the DA working on this case is indifferent towards victim's of domestic violence. He had made the same statement about ammendment rights to me after he had heard of the death threat made by my ex through a 3rd party contact.
At any rate I wanted to say thank you for having a web site that confirms my belief that there is little justice for victim's of domestic violence. Thank You, Leslie
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| 15 Feb 2010 - 20:41 | Amecopress
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URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article3201
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Campamento feminista internacional en Haití
Comunicado de las feministas mesoamericanas y el movimiento de mujeres haitianas
por Redacción AmecoPress
Madrid, 15 feb. La tragedia sufrida por el pueblo de Haití el pasado 12 de enero, ha convocado la solidaridad feminista en todo el mundo y en especial de las feministas de América Latina y el Caribe que, reunidas en Santo Domingo, con la presencia de una representación del movimiento de mujeres haitianas, acordaron concretar su solidaridad con las mujeres de Haití y sus comunidades, mediante el establecimiento del Campamento Feminista Internacional "Myriam Merlet, Anne Marie Coriolan y Magalie Marcelin". Así mismo, emitieron un comunicado, cuyo contenido reproducimos.
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| 15 Feb 2010 - 20:23 | IPS Gender Wire
URL: www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50335
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RIGHTS: Nicaragua Refuses to Discuss Therapeutic Abortion
By José Adán Silva
MANAGUA, Feb 15, 2010 (IPS) - Nicaragua slammed the door on any possible debate on the restitution of therapeutic abortion - performed to save the life of the pregnant woman - despite demands that it do so voiced during a United Nations review of human rights in the country.
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| 15 Feb 2010 - 20:11 | Human Rights Education Association
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Girls less likely than boys to be freed from DR Congo’s ranks of child soldiers
12 February 2010 – Despite efforts to end the use of child soldiers in the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), youngsters are still being recruited within the ranks of both the rebels and the national army, with girls at particular risk of becoming sex slaves and less likely to be released, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
“Used as combatants, labour and sex slaves, victims of months-long violence and rape, girls are all too rarely freed by the armed forces and groups,” UNICEF said in a news release in Goma, eastern DRC, marking the International Day against the use of Child Soldiers, noting that only 20 per cent of freed children under the agency’s care were girls.
While welcoming Government efforts, including the adoption of a law punishing recruiters of child soldiers with 20 years in prison, UNICEF noted that children were still being recruited or forced into the national army and armed groups.
In a message marking the Day, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, UNICEF Eminent Advocate for Children, noted that nearly 250,000 child soldiers are serving in various conflicts around the world. “Oblivious to danger in the face of death, easily impressionable and vulnerable, children are the expendable pawns in a deadly game orchestrated by adults,” she said.
Since 2004 more than 36,000 children in the DRC have been rescued from armed forces and groups, mostly in the east. In 2000, nearly 6,000 youngsters were freed, but only 1,222 of these were girls.
“The place for children, whether boys or girls, is within the family, never within an armed group,” UNICEF Country Representative Pierette Vu Thi said. “All children, and especially young girls, associated with armed forces and groups are traumatized by their experience and need very special care. It is vital that they return to a child’s life as quickly as possible.”
Earlier this week the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that the number of women raped in eastern DRC topped 8,000 last year. Although the mainly Rwandan ethnic Hutu rebel militia, known as the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR), which has been operating in the DRC since 1994 Rwandan genocide, are thought to be responsible for most rapes, members of the national army are also guilty of sexual abuse, it added.
UN News Centre
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