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| 24 Jan 2010 - 16:22 | Ellas denuncian
URL: www.ellasdenuncian.com
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Portal de lucha contra la violencia de género.
EL PORTAL "EllasDenuncian.com", NACIÓ EN ENERO DE 2009 CON EL OBJETIVO DE LUCHAR CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO Y DAR APOYO A LAS MUJERES MALTRATADAS. TRAS DOCE MESES AYUDANDO A MUJERES EN SITUACIÓN DE MALTRATO, ESTA WEB SIN ÁNIMO DE LUCRO CUENTA CON MÁS DE 1.000 PERSONAS USUARIAS Y AFRONTA EL 2010 CON NUEVOS PROYECTOS.
Hace poco, la Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM) otorgó a esta web uno de los Premios Jóvenes Emprendedores, con el que reconoce la labor de la juventud comprometida con el desarrollo social de sus comunidades. Además de la dotación económica recibida, gracias a este premio, el portal recibirá información específicamente diseñada para cubrir sus necesidades concretas y se le podrá en contacto directo con ONGs y posibles empresas interesadas en colaborar con su iniciativa.
El apartado más visitado de la página, que tiene formato de foro, es "Ayuda con tu experiencia", donde "las mujeres se vuelcan en ayudar y apoyar a otras que se encuentran en una situación complicada de maltrato" explica Juan Antonio Merodio, fundador de esta iniciativa. Otra de las secciones que cuenta con gran aceptación entre las usuarias es la de "Consultas jurídicas", donde una abogada especializada en violencia de género asesora gratuitamente a toda persona que lo solicite sobre los pasos o medidas que deben tomarse en caso de malos tratos y sobre cualquier otro aspecto legal relacionado.
Con la experiencia de este primer año recién cumplido y los logros conseguidos, el objetivo de EllasDenuncias.com para este 2010 será "constituirse como una ONG y llegar al mayor número de mujeres que necesiten su apoyo", afirma Merodio. Para ello, seguirán ofreciendo ayuda a las usuarias y buscar´na todas las vías posibles para luchar contra la violencia de género, como por ejemplo, a través de la educación
www.ellasdenuncian.com
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| 24 Jan 2010 - 10:15 | Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
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URL: justice-denied.torturecare.org.uk/Justic . . .
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Justice Denied: The experiences of 100 torture surviving women of seeking justice and rehabilitation (pdf)
added 01/20/2010Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
"This report analyzed the experiences of 100 women from 24 countries who settled in the United Kingdom after surviving torture. The report stated that almost all of the women studied had experienced at least one incident of rape or sexual assault. The vast majority were unable to find help when they sought redress and could not access legal aid or the necessary healthcare
Report:
justice-denied.torturecare.org.uk/Justice_Denied.pdf
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| 23 Jan 2010 - 08:37 | SOS Children's Villages
URL: www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/ch . . .
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Children of Child Brides More Susceptible to Malnutrition, Study Finds
21/1/2010 - A recent study by a Boston University professor found that children born to mothers who were married and gave birth before they were 18 are more likely to be malnourished.
A study published in the British Medical Journal found that the rate of malnutrition among babies born to child brides is much higher than that of babies born to adult women.
The study was conducted by Boston University School of Public Health professor Dr. Anita Raj. Raj’s field of research includes gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health.
Out of 19 000 births included in Raj’s research, 13 000 were born to women under the age of 18. And, 67% of these babies manifested nutritional deficiencies. The implication of these results is that children born to women who are still children themselves are more likely to be underweight and stunted (meaning their physical growth has been retarded on account of a lack of adequate nutrition).
The report on Raj’s study goes on to contemplate that the reason for this trend is that the girls are marginalized in their marriages and cannot successfully petition their husbands for their children’s right to food.
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www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Children-Child-Brides-Malnutrition-106.aspx
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| 23 Jan 2010 - 08:32 | Amnestia Internacional
URL: www.amnesty.org/es/appeals-for-action/me . . .
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Llamamiento a la accion
México debe proteger al colectivo de activistas
Pide al gobierno mexicano que proteja al colectivo de activistas de derechos humanos
México es un lugar peligroso para los y las activistas de derechos humanos, pues son víctimas de amenazas, hostigamiento e intimidación, así como de enjuiciamientos injustos e incluso la muerte como represalia por su labor a favor de los derechos humanos.
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www.amnesty.org/es/appeals-for-action/mexico-debe-proteger-colectivo-activistas
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| 23 Jan 2010 - 08:16 | Center for Women's Global Leadership
URL: uhr.rutgers.edu/jobpostings/aps/Detail.a . . .
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
CENTER FOR WOMEN'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
Rutgers University
www.cwgl.rutgers.edu <http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/>
PROGRA M DIRECTOR
The Center for Women's Global Leadership seeks a full time director to oversee the Center's programs and projects.
The Center for Women's Global Leadership
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) is an international advocacy organization for women's human rights based at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and USA. CWGL develops and facilitates women's global leadership toward a human rights vision that will yield social justice worldwide.
CWGL's projects seek to promote the leadership of women and to advance feminist perspectives in policy-making processes in local, national and international arenas. The Center pursues these objectives through initiatives that foster women's leadership in human rights including strategic planning activities, international mobilization campaigns, global education endeavors, publications, and a resource center. The Center?s human rights work will incorporate a growing area in economic and social rights while maintaining core programs including the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign.
Application
Applications are accepted ONLY via the online system at Rutgers University. Please do not send materials via email, surface mail, fax or other delivery systems. These will not be considered.
Please link to this site to apply for the position listed as Senior Program Administrator: uhr.rutgers.edu/jobpostings/aps/Detail.asp?id=10-000037
and follow the instructions for submission of resume and cover letter.
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| 23 Jan 2010 - 08:07 | Diana
dianawhite22@yahoo.com
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my name is diana. on jan 2 of 2010 i was wrongfully arrested on a charge of domestic violence by officer xxx, of the desoto county sheriff's office in Hernando Mississippi. the perpetrator purposely put marks on himself, as an effort to have me arrested along with him. i strongly feel that what the police have done to me was injust and my rights as a victim to be protected were violated! the perpetrator also happens to be the son of one their fellow officers. i feel they did this to me out of hostility and maybe even out of loyalty for one of their own.
Diana White (dianawhite22@yahoo.com)
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| 22 Jan 2010 - 13:05 | Nai
naisaeyang@gmail.com
URL: blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=b . . .
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I was violently beaten up by my boyfriend over Xmas. It took me 3 weeks to muster up enough courage to go to the police department to get him arrested. I have many pictures of my injuries. After he got arrested he posted bail. Today I found out from the DA they decided not to press charges because there was NOT enough evidence. This man has beaten countless women. None of the women have come forward and it took every ounce of strength I had to stand up to him, and now they are going to dismiss the case. I feel like the DA totally dismissed what happened to me, even with the pictures and the way he attacked me. I don't understand it at all. The justice system has failed and it is just a matter of time until this man kills a girl. He almost killed me and this is way he laughs at the justice system because he can get away with this.
Nai
(naisaeyang@gmail.com)
See Nai's webpage for more of her story,
blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=497327476&blogId=526698673
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| 22 Jan 2010 - 13:00 | 20 Minutos - Internacional
URL: www.20minutos.es/noticia/608487/0/hombre . . .
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Un estudio analiza qué sienten los hombres al consumir prostitución
Setecientos hombres de 6 países distintos fueron entrevistados. Muchos de ellos se sienten "mal" después de pagar por sexo. Una mayoría es consciente de que, en muchos casos, las mujeres están siendo explotadas.
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www.20minutos.es/noticia/608487/0/hombres/prostitucion/estudio/
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| 22 Jan 2010 - 12:51 | Pacific Alliance to Prevent Slavery
URL: www.traffickjamming.org
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We Need YOU to Help PASS Hawaii’s 1st Human Trafficking State Law
We urgently need your help. Please take a few minutes to make these calls/faxes/emails to one or all of the people listed below. With your help, we can PASS Hawaii's first Human Trafficking state law and keep Hawaii safe.
Templates will soon be available on our website to submit testimony at legislative hearings BUT people can make calls, emails and faxes at any time, like NOW. You don't have to wait for a legislative hearing to have their voices heard. This year is an election year so your option as a registered voter (always good to remind them) is extra important!
FOR LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS: If you sign our mailing list or petition, we will alert you to when these hearings are held and how to submit testimony. We will only be give 48 hours notice, so please consider calling one or all of the key players below to urge them to support this bill NOW.
FOR CALLS AND FAXES TO URGE SUPPORT (YOU MAY DO THIS AT ANY TIME): Please be prepared to get the “runaround” from some of those listed below but if you do, do not give up. Remember, they work to serve the people of this state. And, your support can make a great difference in the lives of Human Trafficking Victims. Make sure your voice is heard! ACCEPT NO EXCUSE FOR STALLING ON THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW. THEY HAVE NO GOOD EXCUSES. (Some may give you many without being specific. Be wary.)
SAMPLE SCRIPT:
“Aloha, may I speak to (Person Listed Below)? Hello, my name is (Your Name) and I am a registered voter (optional). The Women's Legislative Caucus has submitted a bill making Human Trafficking a felony offense. I am urging you to support the Anti Human Trafficking Bill HB1940 and its Senate Companion SB2045. There is no excuse to wait on passing this legislation. Hawaii is now one of seven states without a state Human Trafficking Law. This is unacceptable. I support anyone in office who supports this bill. Thank you for your time.”
Below is a list of people to call. ALL ARE IMPORTANT!
1. City Prosecutor Peter Carlisle
808-768-7400
Currently does not think that Human Trafficking laws are needed. Has testified against all past Human Trafficking Bills. Has also had 6 months to comment and improve the current bill, which he has not.
2. Governor Linda Lingle
Phone: 808-586-0034
Fax: 808-586-0006
Attorney General Mark Bennett
Phone: 808 586-1282
Fax: 808-586-1239
Currently does not think that Human Trafficking laws are needed. Has testified against all past Human Trafficking Bills. Has also had 6 months to comment and improve the current bill, which he has not.
3. Chief Louis Kealoha, HPD
808-529-3386
lkealoha@honolulu.gov
HPD will not advocate for anything that the Prosecutor is against. Hence, they will not support the Human Trafficking Bill.
4. Sen. Brian Taniguchi, Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee
phone 808-586-6460; fax 808-586-6461 e-mail: sentaniguchi@Capitol.hawaii.gov
The Human Trafficking Bill will be heard by his committee. He has not given his position on this subject.
5. Sen. Colleen Hanabusa, President of the Senate
Phone 808-586-7793; Fax 808-586-7797
Email: senhanabusa@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Currently is unsure about the need for a state Human Trafficking law.
6. Rep. Calvin Say, Speaker of the House phone 808-586-6100; fax 808-586-6101
e-mail: repsay@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Currently is unsure about the need for a state Human Trafficking law.
7. Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
phone 808-586-8490; fax 808-586-8494
E-mail: repkaramatsu@Capitol.hawaii.gov
The Human Trafficking Bill will be heard by his committee. He has voiced his support. It would be good to thank him.
Summary of This Year’s Human Trafficking Bill:
1. Creates the crime of Human Trafficking in the 1st Degree as a Class A offense, the highest penalty available in Hawaii, and sets varying degrees of offenses for trafficking related crimes. Human Trafficking for sexual exploitation in the 1st degree is based upon transportation (into, through within, or across state lines) plus intent to advance prostitution by any ONE of the NINE stated means in the definition of the offense (e.g. force, enticement, fraud, extortion, debt bondage, use of illicit substances, etc..). (Easy to prove transportation as we are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean surrounded by 2000 miles of seawater on every side. The "intent to advance" language would exempt non-criminal forms of transportation from prosecution and would focus prosecution only on Human Traffickers and those that abet Human Traffickers).
2. Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence for the traffickers and patrons of trafficked children.
3. Focuses the criminalization on the traffickers and the patrons of Human Trafficking NOT on the victims. (Current prostitution statutes criminalize the victims by placing them in the same criminal category as patrons and advancers of prostitution).
4. Would allow victims to be legally recognized as victims of human trafficking and not as "prostitutes" or other criminals
5. Excuses the crime of Human Trafficking from Hawaii's "Deferred Acceptance" law which allows defendants, if pleading guilty, to receive a lighter sentence and to be able to legally say after the fact that they have not been convicted of any crime. Current prostitution statutes are not exempt from Deferred Acceptance.
6. Establishes the offense of Human Trafficking for the purposes of labor exploitation and set varying degrees of labor trafficking related offenses
7. Includes Human Trafficking in the state's Restitution and Forfeiture regulations as well as the Violent Crimes definitions.
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Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery
www.traffickjamming.org
www.my space.com/traffickjamming
www.twitter.c om/traffickjamming
BLOG: www.traffickjamming.blogspot.com
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| 21 Jan 2010 - 10:28 | Guardian, UK
URL: www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/20/police . . .
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UK
Police errors left rapist John Worboys free to strike - but no officers face sack
• IPCC upholds complaints against five Met officers
• Fury from victims as none faces disciplinary action
Sandra Laville and Vikram Dodd The Guardian, Wednesday 20 January 2010
A serial sex attacker remained free to continue preying on women because police officers made serious mistakes during their investigations and failed to take victims seriously, the Independent Police Complaints Commission will rule today.
But the IPCC caused anger and dismay among campaigners by stopping short of recommending disciplinary hearings against those involved. It means that all the officers will remain in their jobs.
IPCC deputy chair: 'This is a wake-up call' Link to this audio
The IPCC identified "individual and systemic" issues within the Metropolitan police during its inquiry into John Worboys, a black-cab driver who remained at large to drug, rape and sexually assault at least 85 victims despite numerous women reporting attacks over many years. The commission upheld complaints against five out of eight Metropolitan Police officers, ranked constable, sergeant and inspector, recommending two should be given written warnings and three should receive words of advice. But there were no recommendations that any officers should face disciplinary hearings where the ultimate sanction would be dismissal.
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www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/20/police-ipcc-john-worboys-errors/print
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| 21 Jan 2010 - 10:16 | Guardian, UK
URL: www.guardian.co.uk/society/video/2010/ja . . .
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Video
John Worboys victim says Met officers 'laughed' at her19-year-old student was attacked in 2007 but police believed serial rapist's claim she was drunk
www.guardian.co.uk/society/video/2010/jan/20/rape-police
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| 21 Jan 2010 - 10:00 | Cal CASA
URL: www.preventconnect.org/mail/announce/201 . . .
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WEB CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
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A New That’s Not Cool Campaign Tools Website
for Local Teen Dating Abuse Prevention Efforts
See:
www.preventconnect.org/mail/announce/2010-01-20.html
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| 21 Jan 2010 - 09:47 | Physicians for Human Rights
URL: physiciansforhumanrights.org/asylum/reso . . .
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List of Treatment of Torture Centers in the U.S.
physiciansforhumanrights.org/asylum/resources/torture-treatment.html
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| 21 Jan 2010 - 09:23 | CNN
URL: www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/01/20/haitian.wo . . .
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Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN
Three leaders in the Haitian women's movement are confirmed dead, victims of quake
They gave women voices, fought against violence and made rape in Haiti a crime
Friends, including Eve Ensler of "The Vagina Monologues," share memories
Amid chaos after earthquake, concerns rise about protecting women and girls
(CNN) -- One returned to her Haitian roots, to give voice to women, honor their stories and shape their futures.
Another urged women to pack a courtroom in Haiti, where she succeeded in getting a guilty verdict against a man who battered his wife.
A third joined the others and helped change the law to make rape, long a political weapon in Haiti, a punishable crime.
Myriam Merlet, Magalie Marcelin and Anne Marie Coriolan, founders of three of the country's most important advocacy organizations working on behalf of women and girls, are confirmed dead -- victims of last week's 7. earthquake.
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www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/01/20/haitian.womens.movement.mourns/index.html?hpt=C1z5.com/
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| 20 Jan 2010 - 17:46 | Poner Fin a la Violencia
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URL: www.ponfinalaviolencia.org/
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Mas informacion sobre las mujeres de Haiti
www.ponfinalaviolencia.org/
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| 20 Jan 2010 - 17:21 | Las Petateras, Confluencia de feministas mesoamericanas
petateras@gmail.com
URL: petateras.blogspot.com/2010/01/solicitud . . .
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Carta abierta a los gobiernos y a Naciones Unidas
19 Enero 2010
Etiquetas: Haití
Un terremoto de 7 grados en la escala de Richter azotó Haití el pasado 12 de enero de 2010. Hasta el momento se estiman más de 100 mil personas fallecidas y millones de damnificados y damnificadas.
Por la desigualdad de género imperante en nuestras sociedades, desastres naturales como el que devastó a la capital haitiana, afectan mayormente a las mujeres. Según la Organización Panamericana de la Salud las mujeres tienen menos acceso a los recursos y toma de decisiones que son esenciales en la preparación, mitigación y rehabilitación de desastres naturales y son las menos tomadas en cuenta al momento de definir los planes de ayuda. Además varios estudios han revelado un aumento en los niveles de violencia doméstica y sexual después de los desastres.
En Haití las mujeres son la población más pobre y discriminada lo cual aumentará gravemente a partir del desastre ocurrido. Además, siendo que un 43% de las familias haitianas son encabezadas por una mujer y que son las mujeres las responsables de las labores domésticas y de cuido, serán ellas las que en estos momentos tendrán la carga de la supervivencia de sus familias, las labores de cuidado y protección en los albergues y la reconstrucción de sus viviendas y comunidades.
Es por ello que hacemos un llamado para que los gobiernos, las agencias de Naciones Unidas y otras instancias multilaterales que están canalizando ayuda a este país centroamericano, pongan especial atención al apoyo que se brinde a las mujeres y garanticen que la ayuda les llegue directamente a ellas y sus familias. Ello puedelograrse, entre otras formas, canalizando la ayuda a las organizaciones civiles que trabajan directamente con mujeres en Haití.
Así mismo pedimos al gobierno haitiano que vigile que el acceso a la ayuda humanitaria no genere mayor marginación y violencia contra las mujeres.
Las mujeres juegan un papel central en la reconstrucción de los países y las familias afectadas por un desastre natural. Es responsabilidad de toda la sociedad proveerlas de todos los medios para que puedan jugar este rol plenamente y sin ver vulnerados sus derechos fundamentales.
Enviar firmas a petateras@gmail.com
Confluencia de feministas mesoamericanas
Las Petateras
http://www.petateras.org/
http://petateras.blogspot.com/
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| 20 Jan 2010 - 09:59 | Cimac Mx
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/10012001-Camp . . .
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Abrirán canales de comunicación directa con las mujeres
Campamento feminista entre República Dominicana y Haití
Por Gladis Torres Ruiz
México, DF 20 ene 10 (CIMAC).- Activistas de República Dominicana y Costa Rica, anunciaron el establecimiento de un campamento en la frontera con Haití, que llevará el nombre de “Myriam Merlet”, una de las feministas haitianas fallecida durante el terremoto, mientras que ayer fue localizado el cuerpo de la feminista Mirna Rodas en la sede de la organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
María Suárez Toro, cofundadora y productora de Radio Internacional Feminista (RIF), informó en su página electrónica, que se tiene previsto que dicho albergue sea instalado en la frontera de Jimani, con el fin de que sirva como espacio de referencia para la solidaridad internacional feminista.
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www.cimacnoticias.com/site/10012001-Campamento-feminist.40841.0.html
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| 20 Jan 2010 - 09:29 | National Geographic
URL: ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/02/polyg . . .
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The Polygamists
A sect that split from the Mormons allows multiple wives, expels "lost boys," and heeds a jailed prophet.
see:
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/02/polygamists/anderson-text
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| 20 Jan 2010 - 09:17 | Guardian, UK
URL: www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/15/w . . .
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Why men use prostitutes
The reasons why many men pay for sex are revealed in the interviews that make up a major new piece of research
see:
www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/15/why-men-use-prostitutes
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| 18 Jan 2010 - 11:05 | Colin Miller, Feminist Law Professors
URL: feministlawprofessors.com/?p=14531#more- . . .
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The Sexual Innocence Inference Theory: Fact or Fiction? A Spotlight on the Special Concurrence In the Court of Appeals of Idaho’s Recent Opinion in State v. Molen
You are a juror in the prosecution of a step-grandfather for lewd conduct with a minor, the minor being his eight or nine year old step-granddaughter, with whom he allegedly had genital-to-genital contact. The step-granddaughter has just testified to sexual molestation by her step-grandfather, including sexual intercourse, occurring on many occasions. Do you infer that the step-granddaughter could not possess the sexual knowledge that she possesses unless her step-granddaughter molested her?
According to the vast majority of courts, you do, and the widespread belief in this largely untested “sexual inference innocence theory” has led to the evisceration of the rape shield rule in many child molestation prosecutions. In his special concurrence in the recent opinion of the Court of Appeals of Idaho in State v. Molen, 2010 WL 90580 (Idaho.App. 2010), however, Judge David Gratton called into question this belief, and this post puts a spotlight on his opinion.
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| 18 Jan 2010 - 10:55 | Rebecca P, Feminist Law Professors
URL: feministlawprofessors.com/?p=14447
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Hearsay Exceptions Illustrated
Video 3 min
feministlawprofessors.com/?p=14447
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| 18 Jan 2010 - 10:33 | El Universal
URL: www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/99695.html
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El clan de la explotación sexual
Claudia Bolaños
El Universal
En 2004 fueron detenidos los hermanos Gerardo y Josué Flores Carreto, acusados de integrar, junto con su madre, una red de tratantes de personas que prostituían en el DF y otros estados del país, y luego en Nueva York.
El modo de operación de esta familia, oriunda de Tenancingo, tierra de padrotes, caimanes, kalimanes o caliches, como allá se les conoce, puso al descubierto cómo se realiza desde ese pueblo la trata de personas, quienes son obligadas a prostituirse en el DF y en otras entidades del país.
Los Flores Carreto fueron detenidos en Estados Unidos, sin la ayuda de autoridades mexicanas, y se les acusó de conspiración, trata sexual y contrabando. Dichos hermanos se hacían ayudar por su primo Eliú Carreto Fernández, y su cuñada María de los Ángeles Velásquez Reyes, para explotar sexualmente a nueve mujeres. También contaban con el apoyo de Daniel Pérez Alonso, un amigo de los hermanos Flores; de la dueña de un prostíbulo en Queens, Nueva York, Edith Mosquera Flores, y de su propia madre, Consuelo Carreto Valencia, de 61 años
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