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| 21 Jun 2008 - 17:20 | Iran Human Rights
URL: www.iranhumanrights.org
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Iran
Women's Rights Activist Sentenced to Five Years
Arrest, Trial and Verdict should be Investigated
Press release International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
(20 June 2008) Hana Abdi, a student and women's rights activist from Sanandaj in Kurdistan who has been in prison since 4 November 2007 , was sentenced on 18 June 2008 by Judge Tayari in Branch Two of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court to a prison term of five years in exile in East Azerbaijan on charges of "gathering and collusion to threaten national security" under article 610 of the Islamic Penal Code.
Abdi had been volunteering in the framework of the One Million Signatures Campaign at the time of her arrest. The trial of her colleague, Ronak Safarzadeh, who has also been in prison since November 2007, is pending.
"No one can accept that Hana Abdi's trial was anything other than a farce," the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran stated. "Hana Abdi was tried and convicted on trumped-up security charges apparently to punish her for her peaceful and legal work on behalf of equal rights, and to deter others from exercising their rights."
According to her lawyer, Mohammad Sharif, Abdi was given the maximum sentence possible. The conviction was based solely on interrogations by Intelligence Ministry officials during her incarceration, during which she was held in solitary confinement for two months. The Campaign has received
reports that Abdi has been tortured. Sharif told the Campaign that he had been denied access to his client during the interrogation process and that the judge had refused even to consider his defense, referring only to interrogation reports. He plans to file an appeal.
"Talking about human rights is not a crime in Iran," the Campaign stated. "If a law-abiding 21-year old student can be arrested and convicted of such serious crimes with no evidence having been provided and without benefit of a legal defense, then no Rule of Law exists in Iran, and no Iranian citizen is secure."
The Campaign also expressed its serious concern for Ronak Safarzadeh who is charged with the serious crime of "Moharebeh," meaning armed activity against the state and is punishable by death penalty. The charges against her are also solely based on interrogations during her solitary confinement.
The Campaign called on head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi, to immediately intervene in these cases and initiate an independent investigation into prosecution of Abdi and Safarzadeh.
Visit the Campaign's website at www.iranhumanrights.org
For more information contact:
Hadi Ghaemi in New York: +1 917 669 5996
Aaron Rhodes in Vienna: +43 676 635 6612
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| 20 Jun 2008 - 09:59 | La Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral de Personas Violadas (ADIVAC)
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INVITA ADIVAC A CURSO DE VERANO PARA NIÑAS Y NIÑOS “JUGUEMOS A CUIDAR NUESTRO CUERPO”
México DF.- La Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral de Personas Violadas (ADIVAC) invita a los cursos de verano “Juguemos a Cuidar nuestro Cuerpo”, del 14 al 18 de julio para niñas y niños de 6 a 8 años de edad; del 28 de julio al 1 de agosto para niñas y niños de 9 a 12 años y del 4 al 8 de agosto para adolescentes de 13 A 17 años.
Informes e inscripciones, en ADIVAC: Pitágoras 842, Col. Narvarte, a 2 cuadras del Metro Eugenia, o llamar a los teléfonos: 56 82 79 69 y 55 43 47 00 Con Tania Escalante Nava. Cuota de recuperación: $ 700.00 pesos
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| 20 Jun 2008 - 09:57 | El Círculo Autónomo de Mujeres y Salud
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INVITA CICAM A CINE-DEBATE SOBRE EL ABORTO CON LA PELÍCULA “SI LAS PAREDES HABLARAN”
México DF.- El Círculo Autónomo de Mujeres y Salud invita a participar el próximo domingo 22 de junio en el cine-debate sobre "El aborto: entre la clandestinidad y el derecho, nosotras." con la primera parte de la película “Si las paredes hablaran", en La Casa Feminista, Centro de Investigación y Capacitación de Mujeres, ubicada en Aguascalientes 54, Colonia Roma Sur de la Ciudad de México.
La trama de la película, detallaron las organizadoras en boletín, es una trilogía de historias de mujeres y sus crisis personales originadas por embarazos no esperados y la opción del aborto, ambientadas en la misma casa, pero a lo largo de 40 años.
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| 20 Jun 2008 - 09:40 | cimacnoticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08061904-Dece . . .
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En San Cristóbal, Chiapas
Decenas de mujeres evidencian públicamente a un agresor sexual
De la redacción
México DF, 19 junio 08 (CIMAC).- Decenas de mujeres realizaron el pasado 4 de junio, en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, una manifestación (escrache) que se encaminó hacia el domicilio del agresor sexual Francisco Ciavaglia (“Pancho”), con el fin de hacer pública su denuncia contra él; elaboraron también un volante con la fotografía del hombre y publicaron una carta en la dirección: http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php 3?article_id=156909&keyword=carta+abiert a+a+los+hombres&phrase
El agresor sexual llegó hace tres meses a San Cristóbal para trabajar como fotógrafo independiente y desde su llegada varias fueron las mujeres que se sintieron agredidas por su actitud, dos de ellas optaron por irse de la ciudad.
A raíz de todo esto, un grupo de alrededor de 30 mujeres empezaron a reunirse y a reflexionar acerca de la violencia de género hacia las mujeres, un hecho real y constante, invisibilizado, para nada reconocido (más bien minimizado) e incluso favorecido, hasta en los mismo espacios activistas en los que ellas se mueven y en donde se pretende construir prácticas antiautoritarias y libres de cualquier forma de discriminación.
No es la primera vez que en San Cristóbal un grupo de activistas denuncian abuso sexual de alguien que se dice partícipe en la lucha por un mundo mejor y más igualitario. El pasado mes de abril, varias mujeres abusadas sexualmente por Onésimo Hidalgo Domínguez, decidieron denunciarlo públicamente.
Y ante ello, el Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Políticas de Acción Comunitaria (CIEPAC), con sede en la misma ciudad de San Cristóbal de las Casas, decidió expulsarlo de sus filas y respaldar y proteger jurídica y políticamente a las afectadas, quienes tomaron la decisión de convertir en cuestión pública y política la violencia sexual que han vivido. (Cimacnoticias, 30 abril 08).
En el caso, más reciente, a partir de la reflexión colectiva de las mujeres surgió la decisión de hacer la denuncia pública, a través de la manifestación (escarche), un volante con la fotografía del agresor y una carta, que se transcribe a continuación, en la cual definen su idea de violencia.
CARTA ABIERTA A LOS HOMBRES
El documento se titula Carta abierta a los hombres, compañeros o no, agresores o no.
“Aunque nos parezca absurdo tener que aclarar lo que nosotras comprendemos como violencia de género, percibimos la necesidad de hacerlo. Primero porque varios casos han pasado y siguen pasando en nuestro círculo activista, donde supuestamente todos y todas luchamos, entre otras cosas, por la equidad entre hombres y mujeres.
“Segundo, la definición jurídica de violación es demasiado estrecha para abarcar todas las agresiones que sufrimos cotidianamente como mujeres.
“La violencia sexual es cualquier acción que no respete y que va en contra de nuestros deseos y voluntades. No importa el ‘nivel’: todas, violaciones, amenazas, abusos verbales y físicos, son igualmente graves, aunque unas sean más directas que otras.
“Un NO siempre significa NO. Afirmar lo contrario es no respetarnos como personas que pensamos y sentimos, y que, más que todo, sabemos lo que pensamos, sentimos y queremos.
“Una relación consentida no quiere decir que se consienta todo. Aunque decidamos estar con alguien, siempre tenemos el derecho de decidir hasta donde queremos ir y qué queremos o no hacer. Tenemos este derecho porque somos personas, y no simplemente cuerpos a disposición de deseos y voluntades.
“También es violencia cuando nos desvalorizan, nos disminuyen, nos tratan como niñas. Es violencia por aprovecharse de una condición social injusta y absurda, para intentar mantenernos sometidas y ejercer un poder también absurdo, con la idea de manipularnos para hacer lo que quieren ustedes, y no lo que queremos nosotras.
“Como dueñas de nuestros cuerpos podemos vestirnos como queremos y la ropa que usamos no dice nada sobre el tipo de relación que queremos establecer con ustedes. No quiere decir que estamos provocando y tampoco les da el derecho de invadir nuestros espacios, a chiflarnos o a gritarnos en la calle.
“También es una violencia que, después de sufrir una agresión, tenemos que demostrarla y convencer a la gente de lo que nos ha pasado, y aún así haya gente que no nos cree. Es una violencia porque es ocultar nuestra voz, no escucharla.
“Optar por ignorar, no querer ver, no tomar posición y hasta aliarse con un agresor es también pactar con la violencia, porque es no considerar nuestra lucha diaria por ser dueñas de nuestros cuerpos como prioridad, como una lucha tan importante como todas las otras en las que estamos.
“Pensamos en escribir todo esto porque vemos que la violencia es mucho más sutil y subjetiva de lo que generalmente se considera como tal. Escuchar la voz de quien sufre, en distintos niveles, cotidianamente, es el primer paso para cambiar. El segundo paso es respetarla.“Solo así se puede construir el mundo que queremos, en todos los espacios, sin separar el público del privado y sin mantener las opresiones contra las cuales luchamos”.
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| 20 Jun 2008 - 09:22 | Human Rights Education Associates
URL: www.hrea.org
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UN: Finally, a Step Toward Confronting Rape in War
(New York, June 19, 2008) – The UN Security Council's new resolution on sexual violence is a historic achievement for a body that has all too often ignored the plight of women and girls in conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch applauds the council for setting out in the resolution a clear path to systematic information-gathering on sexual violence. Until now, the Security Council has asked for information on such violence only in selected cases.
"By finally recognizing that it needs to gather detailed information, the Security Council took a major step toward confronting the grim reality of sexual violence in conflict," said Marianne Mollmann, women's rights advocate at Human Rights Watch. "And that reality means that every day many women and girls will be raped."
The resolution was initiated by the United States and adopted on June 19, by unanimous vote, after a debate presided over by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the United Nations. Key provisions include a call for concrete benchmarks to measure the effectiveness of policies to prevent sexual violence; the possibility of sanctions against perpetrators of sexual violence; and a directive to the secretary-general of the United Nations to gather information on the prevalence of sexual violence in conflict. The resolution also calls for UN peacekeeping forces to better prepare themselves to protect civilians against sexual violence, and underscores the vital importance of women participating in preventing conflict, maintaining peace and security, and building peace post-conflict. It also calls for better implementation of the UN's "zero tolerance" policy on sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping forces.
"This resolution sends a clear message throughout the UN system: rape is a crime that should be prevented and when it's not, it should be systematically reported and effectively prosecuted," said Mollmann. "The resolution contains the building blocks for what could finally bridge the gap between good intentions and bad facts. But to have a genuine impact, the Security Council and the United Nations as a whole need to take concrete action."
Human Rights Watch Press release
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| 20 Jun 2008 - 09:20 | Human Rights Education Associates
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World Refugee Day - Protecting women suffering sexual violence as a weapon of war
Strasbourg, 19.06.2008 – Women fleeing the horror of systematic rape and sexual violence perpetrated during conflicts should be provided refuge in Europe, according to the Chair of the Migration Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
Speaking on the eve of World Refugee Day, 20 June, Corien Jonker (Netherlands, EPP/CD) said: "It is a sad fact that systematic rape and sexual violence have become a weapon of war in today's world, and a sickening feature of 'ethnic cleansing' campaigns. Women fleeing from such horrific experiences – designed to deliberately humiliate and degrade them as a group – need our protection."
Citing UNHCR figures, Mrs Jonker recalled that between 20 000 and 50 000 women were raped during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and over 90 per cent of women in Sierra Leone had reported incidents of sexual assault, while mass rape had accompanied the genocide in Rwanda.
She called on Council of Europe member states to accept "gender-specific persecution" as a legitimate ground for seeking asylum, and for greater gender sensitivity by border officials and those involved in the asylum process. "The people deciding on asylum claims need clear guidelines on how to deal with these gender forms of persecution and training in handling sensitively the victims of these horrific experiences."
Mrs Jonker said it was urgent for her committee to initiate a report on this subject during PACE's plenary session next week.
Parliamentary Assembly Communication Unit
Tel: +33 3 88 41 31 93
Fax : +33 3 90 21 41 34
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Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies.
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| 19 Jun 2008 - 22:04 | Isabel Alegria
ialegria@caimmigrant.org
URL: www.caimmigrant.org
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CIPC release of Guide to Assisting Victims of Trafficking &Domestic Violence in California
California Immigrant Policy Center
Releases New Guide to Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking,
Domestic Violence and Other Serious Crimes in California
June 2008
In January of 2007, California became the first state in the nation to provide assistance to survivors of trafficking, domestic violence and other serious crimes while they take steps to qualify for federal support. The California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) in alliance with advocates for survivors of domestic violence and trafficking, and the San Francisco District Attorney's office, sponsored this legislation which has offered a veritable lifeline of support to trafficking and other victims, helping them and their children find a safe environment and become self-sufficient.
CIPC is happy to announce the release of a guide to assistance for victims of trafficking, domestic violence and other serious crimes in California, which is now available on our website. Click here to see the report.
Although this document is a technical guide for advocates who help victims of trafficking and domestic violence, it is really much more. It helps open the door to a new life for people who in many cases have suffered unspeakable crimes and have no where else to turn. CIPC thanks authors Tanya Broder of the National Immigration Law Center and Sheila Neville of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles for the extraordinary work they did to provide this critical information.
The report, which is called "Benefits for Immigrant Victims of Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Other Serious Crimes in California," includes information about state and local benefits available to survivors of trafficking and others who are in that critical period when they have not yet qualified for federal aid, but are in great need of medical attention and other services to help them cope with the abuse they have suffered. These include health care services under Medi-Cal and Healthy Families, as well as assistance under the CalWORKs program, the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), nutrition assistance, job training and other critical services.
The 13-page report includes a helpful benefits chart that can be used to determine what benefits are available to a client and a list of websites for further information. It also includes a list of organizations that provide legal services if a client or advocate is having difficulties determining a person's eligibility for benefits.
A limited number of published copies will be available for distribution to advocates. For more information, please email Isabel Alegria at ialegria@caimmmigrant.org
A STATE WIDE PARTNERSHIP OF: APALC (Asian Pacific American Legal Center, CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles,NILC (National Immigration Law Center, SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network)
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| 19 Jun 2008 - 10:41 | Randy McCall, Victim Assistance Online
URL: www.womensshelter.ca/
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The First World Conference of Women´s Shelters will be held September 8
- 11, 2008, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
You can find full program, registration and accommodation information on
the conference website at: http://www.womensshelter.ca/
This event is already listed on our Events page:
http://www.vaonline.org/events.html
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| 19 Jun 2008 - 10:15 | Centro de la Mujer El Toboso
slopez2411@hotmail.com
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Estimadas compañeras:
Desde los Centros de la Mujer de EL Toboso, Pedro Muñoz y Mota del Cuervo (Castilla la Mancha) se está organizando una Jornada sobre violencia de género, profundizando en la proteccion que reciben las mujeres victimas de violencia de género. En la primera parte de las mismas, queremos aproximarnos a la perspectiva que tienen las mujeres victimas de violencia en relacion a su seguridad y protección. para ello necesitamos contactar con asociaciones u organismos que nos puedan ofrecer esta perspectiva. Es por ello que nos dirigimos a vosotras solicitando informacion para poder localizar y contactar con dichas entidades.
Para que os pongais en situación, la Jornada va dirigida a profesionales implicados en la lucha hacia la erradicación de la violencia contra las mujeres (cuerpos y fuerzas de seguridad de estado, Servicios Sociales, servicios de atencion a mujer, sistema sanitario, organizaciones politicas.....)
La distribución de la Jornada es la siguiente:
- Mujeres vicitmas de violencia: seguridad, proteccion. (para la cual solicitamos informacion para conseguir un/a ponente
- Mecanismos en materias de proteccion y seguridad de mujeres victimas de violencia de genero (a cargo de un representante del Ministerio del Interir)
- Panel de Experiencias: tratamiento de la violencia de genero desde diferentes ambitos: Emume, medios de comunicacion, Instituto de la Mujer de Castilla la Mancha, Oficinas de atencion a victimas ...
Esperamos vuestra respuesta, gracias de antemano por vuestra colaboración
Un saludo
Centro de la Mujer El Toboso
Tlf: 925 568 209
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| 19 Jun 2008 - 09:46 | Anne Walker, International Women's Tribunal
annewalker@iwtc.org
URL: www.iwtc.org
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Women's GlobalNet #335: UN Security Council to Table New Resolution
UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO TABLE NEW RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
June 18, 2008
1. NEW UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
2. ARRIA FORMULA MEETING ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES
3. OPEN DEBATE/ MINISTERIAL MEETING ON THE NEW SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
4. NGO WORKING GROUP ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY RESPONSE TO THE RESOLUTION
5. WOMEN'S NGOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD OFFER MIXED RESPONSES
1. NEW UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
A new UN Security Council resolution on sexual violence is currently being discussed by NGOs, UN member states, and UN agencies. This new resolution,
which is expected to be debated and voted on by the Security Council on June 19, 2008, would require the Council to analyze and address the occurrence of sexual violence in all conflict-affected situations on its agenda. The Security Council has been the subject of criticism - especially from women's
rights advocates - for failing to respond to the issue of sexual violence in a consistent and systematic manner. It was only recently that it issued strong statements on the appalling levels of sexual violence in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Cote d'Ivoire.
The Security Council is mandated by the UN Charter to address situations that threaten international peace and security, including violations of international law such as rape. Resolutions adopted by the Security Council carry force of law. The Security Council is composed of China, France,
Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States - the five permanent members; and Belgium, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Libya, Panama, South Africa and Vietnam - the non-permanent members.
2. ARRIA FORMULA MEETING ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES
In the lead-up to the Security Council discussion on the resolution on sexual violence, the United Kingdom Mission to the UN hosted an Arria Formula meeting to bring to the Council's attention the outcomes of the recent Wilton Park conference (May 27 - 29, 2008) on the role of military peacekeepers alongside other actors including NGOs, UN and government agencies, in addressing the sexual violence in conflict-affected countries. An Arria Formula meeting is an informal event that allows for more interaction between the Security Council members, civil society, UN agencies and other sectors on international peace and security issues.
While panellists speaking at the June 11 Arria came from a cross-section of the peace and security community, they all emphasized the need for more coherent, coordinated and robust approach to ending sexual violence in
conflict situations. They said that while peacekeepers already address the threat and effects of sexual violence, the response is often ad hoc. The NGOs at the meeting underscored the need for more systematic quality and
comprehensive data collection on sexual violence, the need to ensure
accountability, and the need to ensure women's participation in discussions on sexual violence as well as in designing and implementing actions to end it.
3. OPEN DEBATE/ MINISTERIAL MEETING ON THE NEW SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
On June 19, 2008, the US mission - which holds the presidency of the
Security Council this month - is hosting a Ministerial Meeting/open debate on the relevance of sexual violence in conflict to its work. It is hoped that the outcome of the debate will result in the adoption of the resolution on sexual violence.
A draft of this resolution on sexual violence is being circulated by the US and following are some of the points it addresses:
* The recognition that sexual violence, when used as a weapon of war, can significantly exacerbate armed conflict and, therefore, effective steps to prevent and respond to such violence would contribute to the maintenance of
international peace and security;
* The demand that all parties to armed conflict should immediately cease acts of sexual violence against civilians and take measures to protect
civilians including women and girls;
* The recognition that sexual violence can constitute a war crime, a crime against humanity or a constitutive act with respect to genocide and the need for the exclusion of sexual violence crimes from amnesty provisions in
conflict resolution processes and that ending impunity for such acts is
important;
* The intention to consider targeted and graduated measures;
* A request to the Secretary-General to develop and implement training
programs for police, security, peacekeeping, and humanitarian personnel deployed by the United Nations to help them better prevent, recognize and respond to sexual violence;
* A request to the Secretary-General to develop mechanisms to increase
peacekeeping operations' ability to protect civilians including women and girls from sexual violence, including in refugee and internally displaced persons camps, as well as in all UN-assisted disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration processes and in security sector reform efforts;
* The call to all parties including concerned Member States, UN entities and financial institutions, to support the development and strengthening of the capacities of national institutions, in particular of judicial health systems, and of local civil society networks in order to provide sustainable for assistance to victims of sexual violence; and
* A request to the Secretary-General to submit a report to the council by
31 June 2009 on the implementation of this resolution, including an action plan for a mechanism to collect information on sexual violence in situations
of armed conflict.
A number of high level government ministers are expected to be at this
meeting. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to chair the debate. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose
Migiro, Liberia Foreign Minister Olubanke King-Akerele and Major General Patrick Cammaert (former Force Commander of the UN Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (MONUC)) are expected to brief the Council.
4. NGO WORKING GROUP ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY RESPONSE TO THE
RESOLUTION
The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG), a coalition of
NGOs and women's groups advocating for the full implementation of Resolution
1325, sent a letter to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, the Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, stressing the importance of
highlighting women's capacity as active agents of change in any new Security Council resolution on sexual and gender-based violence. The NGOWG also expressed that it is crucial to ensure that sexual violence not be seen as an isolated issue but as integral to the issue of women's full and equal participation at all levels of decision-making on peace and security issues.
The NGOWG added that any resolution adopted to better protect and promote women's human rights in conflict-affected situations, should at a minimum:
* Recognize that sexual and gender-based violence in conflict-affected
situations is relevant to the maintenance of international peace and security and therefore the Security Council should ensure systematic monitoring and analysis of such violence and, where appropriate, take timely action;
* Require that the Secretary-General systematically include comprehensive information on acts of sexual and gender-based violence against women and
girls in all of his reports on conflict-affected situations and to report to
the Security Council on ways to improve the level and quality of such
reporting;
* Require the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on ways to improve the UN's response, in particular at the highest levels, including at the Security Council, to stop gender-based violence in conflict-affected situations. Such a report should draw on the full capacity and expertise of all experts including the UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict and
relevant non-governmental organizations and women's groups at the local and global level. An independent expert could be appointed to lead this study;
and
* Require that women's groups at the local level actively participate in
the design and implementation of strategies and programmes to meet their security needs and concerns.
Additionally, members the NGO Working Group sent a letter to all permanent members of UN Member States and the General Assembly highlighting the above
points and demanding an end to impunity for perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence. Click here
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0013hEMXI OmvCG_xcIC_xZ8hJXA0NgzEVTLTE3HNusXQDNou5 Ct
lql_009pOdnqf1Mbi6zGShBjTOP9gT06EXe4 P4U3cSzJXy8iA5bGYs-pM7MCgCRwRORGRDZ4rMga
-9GbNyyrVy9jIVEefoDaLEYI7A==> to access the NGO Working Group letter
5. WOMEN'S NGOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD OFFER MIXED RESPONSES
Meanwhile, other NGOs assert that the new resolution should have clear benchmarks, commitments, directives, programming and resources that build on progress that has been made, particularly through the UN Security Council
Resolution 1325, on Women, Peace and Security. Sanam Anderlini, one of the original members of the NGOWG, believes that the new resolution proposed by
the US government does not strengthen 1325. Anderlini is concerned that political posturing and talk about bringing depth to SCR 1325, would actually serve to only re-open negotiations on a resolution that has already
been negotiated by member states including some who sit on the Council today. "1325 did not come easily, there was and still is much resistance to it. But it exists. It is international law, and those who claim to support it, should focus on implementation, not on new words and more rhetoric," she added.
Overall, some NGOs are concerned that the new resolution on sexual violence does not sufficiently strengthen Resolution 1325 provisions and that it does
not offer clear measures to end impunity for sexual violence. IWTC has received a number of comments and statements about the new resolution from
women's organizations around the world. Click here
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| 19 Jun 2008 - 09:29 | RAWA Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan Women
URL: www.rawa.org/temp/runews/
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Latest News from
the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
www.rawa.org/temp/runews/
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| 18 Jun 2008 - 10:58 | Laura Zarate
artesanando@yahoo.com
URL: www.arte-sana.com/nuestras_voces_08.htm
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Solidarity w/ Nuestras Voces National Conference
"NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: Collaboration and Transformation en la
Comunidad"
August 18 & 19
San Antonio, Texas
Please Distribute Widely!
For many state SA coalitions across the nation the presence of Latinas in
program and decision-making positions continues to be very limited. For those states with rapidly growing Latin@ populations, the need to network with, and access resources from bilingual and bicultural Latina victim advocacy experts is imperative for improved prevention, risk-reduction, and
intervention work.
On August 18 & 19, some of the nation’s leading Latina victim advocacy experts and community leaders will gather in San Antonio to share, learn, and discuss a variety of Latina victim advocate retention issues.
Some of the attendees will be coming from well-established programs that were among the first in their communities to effectively engage Latin@ communities. In other cases Latinas who are filling brand new positions, as
the lone bilingual Latina advocate will attend in search of specialized
information, resources and allies.
We invite national, state and local agencies to support this unique and
**non-funded** training effort, and thus show your solidarity by making an ad donation and promoting this event in your online and hard copy
publications.
For as little as $50 your coalition or organization can be listed on the
“Nuestras Voces” booklet and on the Arte Sana website. This in turn will help facilitate the participation of key Latina allies in this work by
allowing us to respond to the countless requests for scholarships and reduced rates.
Please contact <artesanando@yahoo.com> for an ad form.
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table space.
Thank you/GRACIAS!
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Arte Sana
Victim Advocacy SIN Fronteras
www.arte-sana.com
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| 18 Jun 2008 - 10:47 | National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse
URL: www.jwi.org/site/c.okLWJ3MPKtH/b.2214139 . . .
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National Alliance - Supreme Court Decisions Impacting DV
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Join Jewish Women International for a live teleconference presented by Joan Meier, JD, and Sherry Morgan, MSW, JD. Joan Meier has been a clinical law professor for 17 years at the George Washington University Law School. And
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| 18 Jun 2008 - 10:36 | admin
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Risk factors for the perpetration of child sexual abuse: A review and
meta-analysis.
Whitaker DJ, Le B, Karl Hanson R, Baker CK, McMahon PM, Ryan G, Klein A, Rice DD. Child Abuse and Neglect
<http://www.safetylit.org/week/journal page.php?
Volume 32, Issue 5
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science? ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%
May 2008, Pages 529-548.
Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.08.005 > >
(Copyright (c) 2008, Elsevier Publishing)
OBJECTIVES: Since the late 1980s, there has been a strong theoretical
focus on psychological and social influences of perpetration of child
sexual abuse. This paper presents the results of a review and
meta-analysis of studies examining risk factors for perpetration of
child sexual abuse published since 1990. METHOD: Eighty-nine studies
published between 1990 and April of 2003 were reviewed. Risk factors
were classified into one of the following six broad categories: family factors, externalizing behaviors, internalizing behaviors, social deficits, sexual problems, and attitudes/beliefs. Sex offenders against children (SOC) were compared to three comparison groups identified within the 89 studies: sex offenders who perpetrated against adults
(SOA), non-sex offenders, and non-offenders with no history of criminal
or sexual behavior problems. RESULTS: Results for the six major
categories showed that SOC were not different from SOA (all d between -.02 and .14) other than showing lower externalizing behaviors (d=-.25).
Sex offenders against children were somewhat different from non-sex
offenders, especially with regard to sexual problems and attitudes (d=
.83 and .51). Sex offenders against children showed substantial
differences from non-offenders with medium sized effects in all six
major categories (d's range from .39 to .58). CONCLUSION: Child sex offenders are different from non-sex offenders and non-offenders but not from sex offenders against adults. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study suggests that the presence of general risk factors may lead to a variety of negative behavioral outcomes, including the perpetration of child sexual offending. Family factors were strongly related to the perpetration of child sex offending (vs. non-sexual offending or non-offending) and may be valuable intervention points for interrupting the development of child sex offending, as well as other negative
behaviors. Other potential points for intervention may focus on the
development of appropriate social and emotional skills that contribute
to sexual offending.
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| 18 Jun 2008 - 10:30 | COLADIC MÉXICO
vcgm@coladicmx.org
URL: www.iccnow.org
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Procedimiento ante la Corte Penal Internacional CPI
El Consejo Latinoamericano de Estudiosos de Derecho Internacional y Comparado COLADIC MÉXICO CONVOCA
A todos los interesados en participar como Jueces en la Séptima Edición de la Competencia Internacional
"Víctor Carlos García Moreno"
Procedimiento ante la Corte Penal Internacional.
Que se llevará a cabo del 18 al 22 de agosto de 2008, en la Ciudad de México.
vcgm_admon@yahoo.com.mx
vcgm @coladicmx.org
VCGM 2008
La competencia se desarrolla en dos fases: la escrita, que consiste en la elaboración de dos trabajos; uno con la postura de la "Fiscalía" y
otro con la postura de la "Defensa"; y la oral, en la que los equipos
se enfrentarán y defenderán las posturas frente a un jurado conformado por dos Jueces y un Presidente.
El casó hipotético sobre el que versará la competencia fue redactado por segundo año consecutivo por un grupo de expertos de la Corte Penal
Internacional, quienes viajarán a la ciudad de México para ofrecer
conferencias y juzgar la Final de las rondas orales internacionales.
Los idiomas oficiales de la competencia son el Español y el Inglés.
El reglamento y el caso hipotético se encuentran publicados en la
página web de Coladic México.
No hay cuota de inscripción para jueces.
Los interesados en participar como Jueces durante la fase oral de la
Competencia deberán cumplir con los siguientes requisitos:
1. Ser licenciado en derecho o equivalente;
2. Poseer conocimientos en derecho internacional público.
3. No estar fungiendo como asesor de alguno de los equipos
concursantes o haber sido asesor o participante en la edición
inmediata anterior.
4. Estar familiarizado con competencias internacionales de derecho.
5. Contactar a la Administración Internacional de la Competencia.
Fecha límite de inscripción viernes 1 de agosto de 2008.
Paulina Hernández Tejeda
Enrique Sánchez-Román
Omar Estefan Fuentes
Administración Internacional
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NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)
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| 17 Jun 2008 - 10:13 | Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán
foro.docentes@gmail.com
URL: www.edusexperu.org
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Este Jueves 19: La Educacion Sexual como Derecho Humano
CONVERSATORIO
“LA EDUCACIÓN SEXUAL COMO DERECHO HUMANO”
El Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán, INPPARES y El Espacio
Agenda
Joven en DDSR con el respaldo de la Alianza Inter-institucional por la
Educación Sexual Integral “Sí Podemos”, invitan a usted a este conversatorio con la finalidad de promover la reflexión sobre la importancia de la Educación Sexual Integral como Derecho Humano de los niños, las niñas, adolescentes y jóvenes del país.
El conversatorio esta dirigido principalmente a docentes, turotes y
estudiantes de educación, pero también a todas las personas interesadas en reflexionar sobre el acceso a la educación sexual integral como un derecho
humano.
Este evento contará con la participación de:
Dra. Lucy Manrique / Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos
Dr. Jorge Trefogli / Amnistía Internacional
Lic. Giovanna Carrillo / Alianza Inter-institucional por la ESI – INPPARES
Dra. Kathlin Miranda / Espacio Agenda Joven en DDSR
El evento se llevará a cabo este jueves 19 de Junio a las 6:30pm, en las instalaciones del CMP Flora Tristán, Parque Hernán Velarde Nº 42 (Altura de la cuadra 2 de la Av Petit Thouars).
Informes e inscripciones:
2615533, 2615522 (209)
<mailto:foro.docentes@gmail.com > foro.docentes@gmail.com
Página Web: www.edusexperu.org <http://www.edusexperu.org/> (Inscripción en
línea)
CAPACIDAD LIMITADA
(SE ENTREGARÁN CERTIFICADOS Y MATERIALES)
E. Paúl Flores Arroyo
Coordinadora
Programa Derechos Sexuales y Ciudadanía en Salud
Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán
Parque Hernán Veladre Nº 42 lima 1
Teléfono: (51 - 1) 433 20 00 / 433 14 57
Web: <http://www.flora.org.pe> www.flora.org.pe
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| 17 Jun 2008 - 09:56 | Polaris Project
erhodes@polarisproject.org
URL: www.polarisproject.org
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Action Alert: Support the Anti-trafficking Law in the Senate
Polaris Project Grassroots Network Member,
The U.S. Senate is currently considering the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). The TVPA Reauthorization bill was already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives late last year. Now we need your help to
pass it through the Senate!
Polaris Project is encouraging you, our volunteers and supporters, to contact your Senatorsr and advocate today for co-sponsorship of the Senate bill, S. 3061, with
important amendments.
The TVPA, which first became law in 2000, represents the first major comprehensive U.S. legislative effort to address the global scourge of human trafficking. Polaris
Project has been working in coalition with many other anti-slavery groups for the past year to advocate for important changes to the TVPA. We supported several important provisions and amendments that were included in the bill that passed the House of
Representaties last December in an overwhelming 405-2 vote! These include initiatives to increase victim identification, to provide survivors with much needed services,
and to prosecute human traffickers.
Modern-day slavery has a devastating effect on each individual victim who suffers severe physical and emotional abuse, threats against family members, and debt bondage. But the impact of modern-day slavery goes beyond individual victims' lives. It also undermines the health, safety, and security of all nations it touches. It's important for your Senators to know that human trafficking is an issue you care
about.
Please make your voice heard by calling your Senators and urging them to cosponsor the reathorization of the TVPA in the Senate, with important amendments:
Suggested talking points when you call your Senators:
* Hi, I am [Name] calling from [State]. My address is [Address].
* I want to urge Senator [Insert Your Senator's Name] to cosponsor S.3061, the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
* Important amendements are needed to match the provisions of the House-passed bill:
1. Amend the criminal sex trafficking provisions so that the federal government can lead the way in targeting the profiteers of the commercial sex industry rather
than their exploited victims.
2. Regulate the business of foreign labor contractors and recruiters who bring vulnerable workers into the United States.
* Vulnerable victims are waiting for increased protections already included in the House-passed version of the TVPRA, HR 3887. The Senate must pass its version of
the TVPRA as soon as possible.Tip: It's OK if you are not an expert on the technical aspects of the TVPA or Congress. Your conversation will be very brief. Your Senators
just need to know that you care about this issue.
To find the phone numbers for your Senators, click here [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001iRhLlqk2yoP2 EtCaCMSud_whBTKkJTisXQzBHv01VewmYBbZY099 WmUQAsPhwJdrRX6U2hN9-U02hs4NdyCm0512yfu1 eYdRrSAB5YbzBLQ_Gs7SHtRA9wNuhBP_eKurBERK -DAL8Lb3SgyAPi3RLHn8s9K9Ziz0pAM1Gdryj1me saHmmJqAZA==].
If you are calling after hours, please leave a voicemail.
Thank you,
Polaris Project Staff
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| 17 Jun 2008 - 09:50 | Human Rights Education Associates
URL: www.hrea.org
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Women's rights activists arrested in peaceful solidarity demonstrations in Iran
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Amnesty International Press release
16 June 2008
Nine women attempting to take part in a small, peaceful seminar to commemorate a day of solidarity with Iranian women were arrested in Tehran on Thursday. The women -Aida Saadat, Nahid Mirhaj, Nafiseh Azad, Nasrin Sotoodeh, Jelve Javaheri, Jila Baniyagoub, Sarah Loghmani Farideh Ghaeb and Aliyeh Matlabzadeh - were arrested and taken to a detention centre, and released later in the evening.
The seminar organized by the Campaign for Equality in honour of the anniversary of the day of solidarity of Iranian women, was due to take place in the Rahe Abrisham Gallery, but security forces prevented it from taking place by forcing the gallery owner to shut the doors. The nine women were arrested outside the gallery.
The Campaign for Equality is a network which works to end legal discrimination against women. The campaign informs women of their rights, and is aiming to collect one million signatures from the Iranian public to a petition against discriminatory laws.
22 Khordad (usually 12 June) is identified by women’s rights activists in Iran as their national day of solidarity against laws which discriminate against women. Three years ago on this day, women’s rights activists organized a demonstration in front of Tehran University, which was unprecedented in size. The following year, a similar peaceful demonstration was broken up violently, and resulted in 70 arrests. Activists have pledged to continue activities on this date until their demands are met by the authorities.
Women in Iran face widespread discrimination under the law. They are excluded from key areas of political participation and do not have equal rights with men in marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance.
The Iranian authorities must:
- Stop the harassment of women’s rights activists and allow women to continue their peaceful activities, including future celebration of their day of solidarity unimpeded
- Take concrete steps to bring laws governing the lives of women in line with human rights standards.
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HREA - www.hrea.org
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies.
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| 16 Jun 2008 - 15:07 | Alicia (Lacy) Carra, Tahirih Justice Center
intern1@tahirih.org
URL: www.tahirih.org
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Call for Stories on Chilling Effect
PLEASE FORWARD
The Tahirih Justice Center is a Virginia non-profit legal services agency that assists immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other violent crimes. We are appealing broadly to advocates and service providers across the country that share our concerns that local police enforcement of federal immigration laws provokes a terrible "chilling effect" - deterring crime-reporting and help-seeking by immigrant victims and witnesses, hindering law enforcement investigations and prosecutions, and undermining public safety for all our communities.
PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR STORIES! We are looking for specifics - not just a general assertion that immigrant communities "are afraid of the police." We need to show that this increased fear of the police has resulted from stepped-up local immigration enforcement initiatives that have been adopted across the country in the last few years, from "Memoranda of Understanding" that deputize local police as federal immigration agents to local laws or policies that requiring local police to do immigration status-checks. We also need to drive home what the devastating consequences have been, not only for those victims who will never see justice done in their individual cases, but also for public safety overall when violent predators cannot be apprehended and removed from our streets.
Please reply by Friday, June 27th, to J.P. Howard, intern1@tahirih.org or 703-575-0070.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
* "Failure of protection" stories - specific instances in which the crime remained unsolved, the perpetrator went scot-free, etc. because immigrant victims were afraid that police were doing "double duty" as immigration enforcement agents.
* Statistics or trends your agency has observed - e.g., "We estimate that X% of the immigrant victims we serve won't report the crime to the police, because they are afraid they will wind up deported" or "Over the last year we've noticed an increasing reluctance among battered immigrants to seek and enforce protection orders."
* Stories, stats or quotes from news articles - your contribution does not have to reflect your/your agency's own experience - please bring all relevant items to our attention (see ex. below).
* Quotes (if you can get them) from your local police contacts - e.g., talking about how the "chilling effect" has spread even to police departments that do not do double duty, undermining community trust and impeding policing efforts.
WHAT COULD ALSO BE HELPFUL:
* "Success" stories - instances in which police-immigrant community cooperation, in a community where the police do not do double-duty and instead conduct outreach, led to justice being done, a violent predator being put away, or a crime wave being stopped.
We need just a short paragraph on each story (see examples below) that we can compile together into one compelling document to help us oppose local immigration enforcement and support the need for special reassurances to immigrant victims that they can safely come forward to report crimes and seek the help they need to rebuild their lives.
Many, many thanks for your assistance,
Jeanne L. Smoot, Esq.
Director of Public Policy
Tahirih Justice Center
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 220
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: (703) 575-0070, ext. 559
Fax: (703) 575-0069
E-mail: jeanne@tahirih.org <mailto:jeanne@tahirih.org>
Website: www.tahirih.org <http://www.tahirih.org/ >
Through direct legal services and public policy advocacy, the Tahirih Justice Center works to protect immigrant women and girls seeking justice in the United States from gender-based violence.
EXAMPLE STORY (name changed to protect identity)
Laura was told by a male acquaintance that he knew of an employer with work for both of them one evening. He took her to the employer, who drove the two of them in a commercial van to a distant job site - Laura was not even sure where she had been taken. Her male acquaintance was taken to one part of the job site. The employer then took Laura to a more remote part of the site and raped her. Afterwards, he dumped her back where she'd been picked up. It was only when Laura ran into a community center volunteer whom she knew, weeks later, that Laura finally managed to confide what had happened. The volunteer urged her to make a police report, but it would take weeks more of active support and reassurances by community center staff, including actually accompanying her to the police station, before she finally filed a report. By then, it was difficult for officers to reconstruct a case - not only was the physical evidence gone, but also potential witnesses such as that male acquaintance or others who might have been able to identify her rapist were hard to locate. Laura told the community center staff that she had not reported the rape right when it had occurred because she was afraid that the police would ask about her immigration status and she would be deported. (Contributed by Reston Interfaith, Herndon, VA)
EXAMPLE NEWSPAPER QUOTE
"L. Gómez, 36, a Colombian recently on her way to becoming legal, said she had gone to the police and the courts in years past for protection from a violent husband. Since the crackdown, she said, she has avoided the authorities, even when her husband threatened her." (Julia Preston, "Facing Deportation but Clinging to Life in U.S.," New York Times, January 18, 2008)
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| 16 Jun 2008 - 15:00 | Women ink
maya@iwtc.org
URL: www.womenink.org
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NEW! Resource collection of free materials on HIV/AIDS and women
Women, Ink, a program of the International Women's Tribune Centre, has compiled a collection of materials entitled "HIV/AIDS and Women:
Resources to Support Policy and Advocacy." Comprising some 50
action-oriented tools as well as analyzes, reports and case studies,
this resource pack was assembled to support informed participation on
issues of women and HIV/AIDS at the UN General Assembly Special
Session on HIV/AIDS 2008. It includes materials around the following topics:
- Advocating for a gender-based approach to HIV/AIDS;
- Protecting the rights of young women and girls;
- Promoting a gender-based approach to prevention and care;
- Guaranteeing sexual and reproductive health and rights for women;
- Supporting leadership among women living with HIV/AIDS;
- Eliminating violence against women;
- Ensuring women's economic rights.
Please go to the Women, Ink website www.womenink.org to access the materials or to download a complete list of the resources.
Women, Ink. is dedicated to distributing resources that raise awareness on women, gender, and development.
Contact Maya Scherer (maya@iwtc.org)
or Joeyta Bose (joey@womenink.org) with questions or comments.
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| 16 Jun 2008 - 09:59 | boletin e-leusis
URL: www.e-leusis.net
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El Consejo de Europa propone crear un convenio europeo contra la violencia de género
Portada
12/06/2008
La creación de un convenio europeo para defender los derechos humanos de las mujeres y de un relator que vigile la situación de este problema en Europa son las propuestas de una conferencia organizada por el Consejo de Europa. EFE Durante hoy y mañana se celebra en la sede del Consejo de Europa, en Estrasburgo (noreste de Francia), la conferencia de clausura de su campaña para combatir la violencia de género, que se había lanzado en Madrid en 2006.
Red Feminista
Según la responsable de la campaña, Marta Requena, el futuro convenio debería estar basado en las tres "p" -prevenir, proteger a las víctimas y perseguir a los autores de la violencia-, e incluiría, aparte de la violencia doméstica, la de género, las agresiones sexuales, la mutilación genital y los crímenes de honor.
Requena defendió la elaboración de este convenio, en declaraciones a Efe, porque la violencia contra las mujeres "no es un problema privado, sino que concierne a los Estados" y constituye "una violación a los derechos humanos", que "se da en todos los países y en todas las clases sociales".
De acuerdo con los datos que manejan los responsables de la campaña, entre un 12 y un 15 por ciento de las mujeres europeas de más de 16 años sufren malos tratos en sus relaciones de pareja y el porcentaje es mayor si se contabilizan a las que sufren violencia física y sexual de sus ex.
Tanto la Organización de Estados Americanos como la Unión Africana disponen de tratados en esta materia, desde 1994 y 2003, respectivamente.
Respecto a la figura del relator, tendría la autoridad de efectuar visitas a los 47 Estados miembros de esta organización paneuropea, así como para proponer recomendaciones al Consejo de Europa y a sus miembros.
Para Requena esta propuesta supone "poner en la agenda política, al más alto nivel, este problema".
Tras un año y medio de campaña -destacó su responsable-, más de la mitad de los Estados del Consejo de Europa han revisado sus leyes nacionales y han creado casas de acogida y unidades especializadas en tribunales y policía.
La campaña es "un punto de salida para proteger a las víctimas" de la violencia contra las mujeres, aseguró Requena.
En su discurso de inauguración, el secretario general del Consejo de Europa, Terry Davis, aplaudió algunas campañas nacionales.
En Albania, el mensaje es "La violencia mata si te callas!-Contesta diciendo no a la violencia doméstica"; en la República Checa, con un folleto que explica cómo no ser víctima; y en Croacia, con la emisión de un sello especial.
Davis dijo que "hemos roto el muro de silencio, pero no pararemos hasta que los gritos hayan cesado".
La mención de España en la guía de la campaña como modelo de legislación para combatir la violencia de género se debe, según Requena, a que el país "tiene la legislación más progresista y protectora" de Europa, y porque este tipo de violencia "es una prioridad política y se demuestra".
Además, consideró que es una "buena idea" el teléfono del Ministerio de Igualdad que tratará de canalizar la agresividad de los hombres y aseguró que estas líneas telefónicas "ayudan a prevenir la violencia".
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| 16 Jun 2008 - 09:53 | boletin e-leusis
URL: http://www.e-leusis.net/
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El Almería Almería Almería es la primera capital con mujeres al frente de la Policía Local
Almería es la primera capital con mujeres al frente de la Policía Local
Almería es la primera capital con mujeres al frente de la Policía Local
En el año 1980 entró en el cuerpo la número uno de la lista. De las trece féminas, cuatro ostentan altos mandos. Antes fueron intrusas y poco a poco compañeras
María José Uroz / Almería | Actualizado 16.06.2008 - 01:00
Las mujeres del Cuerpo de Policía Local de Almería, entre las que hay cuatro altos mandos.
0 comentarios 0 votos Almería ha sido pionera y en el año 1980 incorporó la primera mujer a las filas de la Policía Local. Fue la segunda provincia detrás de Córdoba. El camino ha sido duro y aún queda mucho por andar, pero sin embargo, 28 años después la plantilla cuenta con 13 mujeres, entre las que hay cuatro mandos.
Carmen María Martínez es la Intendente Mayor de la jefatura de la capital. Desde que se incorporó en el año 1993, ha sido durante un periodo de tiempo la jefa de los más de 280 agentes. Ella, junto a Carmen López, que es la Intendente, son las únicas mujeres de toda Andalucía que ocupan estos puestos. "En toda la provincia hay 22 mujeres policías locales. La representación comparada con los hombres es muy baja aunque cada vez entran más mujeres en las promociones. No obstante, la situación está cambiando afortunadamente. Creo que la policía necesita mano femenina porque los valores que nosotras podamos imprimir son muy necesarios", apuntó la Intendente Mayor. De los 285 policías que hay en la ciudad, tan sólo cuatro mujeres ostentan un galón. "
Hoy en día en Andalucía el colectivo femenino no supera el 5% de representación en la policía. En la capital alcanzan el 4,5% y en la provincia el 3,6%. La situación tiene varias respuestas según Carmen María Martínez: "Aún hay dificultades en los tribunales de oposiciones y a las cifras me remito. Si no hay más no es porque no se presenten, sino porque tienen una dificultad añadida. Hemos sido intrusas en un trabajo de hombres".
Precisamente, a la primera que entró en la plantilla de Policía Local de Almería se le asignó directamente una función en la oficina. Nunca le preguntaron si quería estar en la calle patrullando al lado de sus compañeros, con una moto o con un coche o simplemente a pie.
Pero los tiempos cambian y parece que la igualdad está "casi conseguida", al menos en la capital, como indicó Martínez, quien además resaltó que "en 20 años tanto las mujeres como los hombres han dado un salto muy grande. Los compañeros han hecho un esfuerzo enorme para aceptar las novedades". Esto no significa que en el roce diario no haya ramalazos de machismo, sobre todo entre los agentes más mayores.
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