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| 19 Jul 2008 - 17:00 | Carolina Ruiz Torres
carolina@flora.org.pe
URL: www.flora.org.pe
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EXIGIMOS LA LIBERACIÓN DE CHERE TOMAYKO
Por favor ayudennos a divulgar este comunicado.El Gobierno de Oscar Arias se niega a darle estatus de refugiada a una mujer en alto riesgo de maltrato y accede a su extradicio, segun solicita su agresor en EEUU.
Gracias Ana Carcedo
EXIGIMOS LA LIBERACIÓN DE CHERE TOMAYKO
La Red Feminista Contra la Violencia Hacia las Mujeres denuncia públicamente
la privación ilegítima de libertad cometida contra la señora CHERE LYN TOMAYKO, a quien le han sido vulnerados de manera sistemática sus derechos fundamentales por parte del Estado Costarricense.
La señora Tomayko, de nacionalidad norteamericana, se vio obligada a salir de su país para poner fin a la violencia que vivían tanto ella como sus dos
hijas menores por parte de su entonces compañero. La Sra. Tomayko ingresó a Costa Rica con las niñas de manera legal en el año 2000. Durante su estadía en
el país tuvo la oportunidad de reconstruir su vida, iniciando una nueva relación de pareja, unión de la cual nacieron dos niñas costarricenses.
Sin embargo el agresor continuó buscando la forma de violentar a la Sra. Tomayko y puso una denuncia contra ella ante la Corte Federal de los Estados Unidos en el año 2000 por el delito de “secuestro de menores por parte de uno de los padres”. El 19 de septiembre de 2007 la INTERPOL, en coordinación
con autoridades costarricenses detuvo a la Sra. Tomayko en Costa Rica y se inició en su contra un proceso de extradición, obviando elementos legales que a
todas luces indican el mismo no rocede y sin considerar el contexto de violencia en el que el agresor presenta la denuncia.
Desde esa fecha hasta el día de hoy ella se encuentra privada de libertad en el Centro el Buen Pastor pese a la presentación de varios Recursos de Amparo y de Habeas Corpus que han sido rechazados una y otra vez. Frente a la negativa de los juzgados penales y la Sala Constitucional de amparar sus derechos lesionados, la Sra. Tomayko presentó una solicitud ante la Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería para que se le otorgará el status de refugiada. Esta petición también fue denegada, bajo argumentos que tampoco se sostienen y que solo evidencian la falta de voluntad por parte de las autoridades para garantizar la protección y el cumplimiento de los derechos fundamentales de esta mujer.
En este sentido lamentamos y denunciamos las declaraciones que dio a La Nación el Sr Mario Zamora, Director de Migración, justificando su negativa bajo la argumentación de que “el país no le puede dar refugio a esta mujer
pues la ley, expresamente, indica que esa condición solo se le da a
perseguidos por razones políticas, religiosas o étnicas”(1) , y de que “la
condición de refugiado está en función de conflictos armados”. Esta
declaraciones no tiene fundamento legal alguno, ya que la legislación
nacional da en el artículo 1 del Decreto 32195-G sobre el estatus de refugiado se señala: “Considérese refugiado a toda persona que debido a fundados temores de ser perseguido por motivos de raza, religión o nacionalidad pertenencia a determinado grupo social u opiniones políticas, …”. Estas declaraciones sesgadas y tendenciosas generan confusión en torno a la situación y la
condición de las refugiadas y los refugiados y son especialmente
lamentables ante una situación tan grave como esta en la que está en juego la integridad de una mujer y de sus hijas.
En este mismo sentido, las directrices sobre persecución por motivos de género del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados(2) establecen
que en base a este artículo “Se contemplará la solicitud por motivos de género abarcan, generalmente, actos de violencia sexual, violencia doméstica y familiar…” De hecho son varios los países que han otorgado refugio a
mujeres en situaciones de violencia doméstica. Por otro lado no existe ni en la legislación nacional o internacional ningún elemento que vincule el estatus de
> refugio exclusivamente con los conflictos armados. De hecho miles de refugiados en todo el mundo han obtenido ese estatus en otras circunstancias.
La situación de violación a los derechos humanos de la Sra. Tomayko se veráagravada en caso de que se ejecute la solicitud extradición de las autoridades
norteamericanas, violentando además los derechos fundamentales de sus
hijas menores a quienes se privará de manera indefinida de la presencia y protección por parte de su madre.
Más allá de las consideraciones jurídicas, es claro que estamos ante una situación de violencia de género, lo cual ha sido totalmente desconocidopor las autoridades costarricenses, obviando los compromisos del país para
proteger a las mujeres contra la violencia que viven por el hecho de ser mujeres, tal como lo establece “Convencion Interamericana para Prevenir,
Sancionar y Erradicar la Violencia Contra la Mujer" Ratificada por Costa Rica en 1995 que obliga al Estado costarricense actuar con la debida diligencia para prevenir, investigar y sancionar la violencia contra la mujer según el
Artículo 7 inciso b.
Denunciamos el nefasto papel de las autoridades costarricenses, que contra nuestra tradición histórica de resguardo de los derechos humanos, insisten
en desconocerlos y ponen en riesgo inminente la integridad y la vida de Chere y de sus hijas.
Exigimos al Estado Costarricense que ponga fin a todos estos atropellos, que se suspenda el proceso de extradición y que se ordene la inmediata liberación
de la Sra. Tomayko.
RED FEMINISTA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA HACIA LAS MUJERES
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 16:50 | Carolina Ruiz Torres
URL: www.secretosalcorazon.com
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Ventilando el closet, radio por internet
Esta noche un programa super especial
"Ventilando el closet"
8 de la noche hora de Lima
escucha desde tu computadora
www.secretosalcorazon.com
Salsa dura y hablemos de nuestros derechos, esta noche en la primera
parte violación sexual, para que tengamos mucho cuidado.
En la segunda parte una refrescante entrevista con ROCÍO LARRAÑAGA siete
veces campeona nacional de tabla hawaiana
y campeona latinoamericana de este deporte.
Con tu abogada salsera
Susel Paredes Piqué
www.suselparedes. com
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 16:47 | Oficina de Prensa e Imagen Institucional
prensa@defensoria.gob.pe
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DEFENSORÍA DEL PUEBLO RECOMIENDA AL EJECUTIVO OBSERVAR LA AUTÓGRAFA DE LEY SOBRE VIOLENCIA FAMILIAR
Nota de Prensa Nº094/OCII/DP/2008
• Casos de violencia familiar no pueden solucionarse con el uso de la conciliación.
• Aclara que violencia familiar no se incorporaría como delito autónomo.
Sanciones se realizarían mediante figuras tradicionales penales
La Defensoría del Pueblo recomendó al Ejecutivo evaluar la observación de algunos extremos de la autógrafa de Ley titulada Ley que modifica el Texto Único Ordenado de la Ley de protección frente a la violencia familiar, Ley N° 26260, aprobada por la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de la República el 2 de julio del 2008, a fin de que el Estado cumpla con garantizar el derecho de toda persona a una vida libre de violencia.
Eugenia Fernán-Zegarra, Adjunta para los derechos de la Mujer de la Defensoría del Pueblo, expresó su especial preocupación porque la autógrafa permite el uso de la conciliación en sede policial. A su vez, por establecer que la víctima tenga que solicitar la variación de la medida de protección, en lugar de que ésta sea dispuesta de oficio por el juez, así como por la no incorporación de la violencia familiar como supuesto delictivo autónomo.
Respecto del uso de la conciliación por parte de los miembros de la policía nacional en los casos de faltas contra la persona por violencia familiar, la funcionaria de la Defensoría del Pueblo señaló que la situación de desventaja en la que se encuentra la víctima con respecto a su agresor no permitiría un acuerdo conciliatorio justo y que la vulneración de derechos fundamentales que se produce en ese contexto amerita un pronunciamiento estatal, entre
otras razones.
Fernán-Zegarra informó que con relación a la variación de la medida de protección, la Defensoría del Pueblo ha afirmado que una característica importante de las medidas de protección es que pueden ser concedidas de oficio. En tal sentido, opinó que si la resolución judicial establece como medida de protección el tratamiento del agresor y éste no cumple el mandato judicial, el juez de oficio, sin necesidad de solicitud de la víctima, tiene la posibilidad
de variar dicha medida.
La Adjunta para los derechos de la Mujer de la Defensoría del Pueblo aclaró que la autógrafa no incorpora un supuesto delictivo autónomo sobre violencia familiar, sino por el contrario dispone sancionar la violencia familiar mediante las figuras penales tradicionales: lesiones y faltas contra la persona.
Por ello la funcionaria reiteró la recomendación de su institución de incorporar en la legislación penal la violencia familiar como un supuesto delictivo autónomo sin que para su configuración se exija como elementos de tipo ni la cuantificación del daño ni la habitualidad del acto de
violencia familiar, tal como se recomendó al Congreso de la República en los Informes Defensoriales N°95 “La protección penal frente a la violencia familiar en el Perú” y N°110 “Violencia Familiar: un análisis desde el derecho penal”.
De esta manera –dijo– se contribuirá eficazmente a garantizar el respeto y protección de los derechos fundamentales de las personas víctimas de violencia familiar, que en su mayoría son mujeres.
Lima, 18 de julio del 2008.
Oficina de Prensa e Imagen Institucional
311-0300 anexo 1401 – 1403
prensa@defensoria.gob.pe - www.defensoria.gob.pe
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 16:05 | Barbara Hart
barbarha@aol.com
URL: www.bwjp.org/conferences/conferences.asp . . .
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Please check out the BWJP Conference webpage for 3 new audioconferences that will be posted on Monday, 7/7. Look for the Muskie icon. These are listed in the series on Battered Women and Sexual Assault Survivors. The link to that page is: http://www.bwjp.org/conferences/conferences.aspx
Please note: If you are not an Arrest grantee, you will have to register using the file number 2007-WEAX-1801.
August 21, 2008 3 - 4:30 p.m. EDT
"Mental Health needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence seeking Protection Orders."
Dr. Catherine "Kate" Cerulli, Director of the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization (LIVV) and Assistant Professor, with the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester. Formerly an assistant district attorney.
Faculty will address both a public health approach to increasing safety for domestic violence victims and preliminary results from a NIMH study underway. The study focuses on a randomized control study in a family court setting to identify mental health issues among DV victims seeking orders of protection.
The practitioners/discussants will consider the implications for court clerk, judge and lawyer practice when mental health issues experienced by survivors, abusers and children are identified in pleadings or hearings.
September 18, 2008 3 - 4:30 p.m. EDT
"Separation Sexual Assault."
Walter DeKeseredy and Marty Schwartz. Dr. DeKeseredy at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Dr. Schwartz at Ohio University.
Several papers will be considered: "Sexual Assault During and After Separation/Divorce: An Exploratory Study," "Separation/divorce sexual assault: The Current State of Social Scientific Knowledge," "Separation/Divorce Sexual Assault: The Contribution of Male Support," and "Separation/Divorce Sexual Assault in Rural Ohio."
Discussants/Practitioners will explore the implications for DV and SA centers, civil remedies and criminal prosecution.
As always, if you have a problem registering, please write to me at barbarha@aol.com.
Looking forward to tremendous calls.
Barbara
Barbara J. Hart, Esq.
Director of Law and Policy
Violence Against Women Initiatives
Muskie School of Public Service
Cutler Institute for Child and Family Policy
University of Southern Maine
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 15:50 | Men Can Stop Rape
URL: www.MenCanStopRape.org
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Job** Job ** Job
Men Can Stop Rape Seeking Community Education Coordinator
Men Can Stop Rape, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that mobilizes young men to find and use their strength for creating a culture free from violence, especially men's violence against women, is seeking a full-time Community Education Coordinator. The Coordinator will play a key role in continuing
the growth and national expansion of the Men of Strength (MOST) Club,
MCSR's premiere primary violence prevention program for high school men.
To learn more about this position, please go to our website,
www.MenCanStopRape.org .
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 15:47 | admin
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Lost promise for rape victims
A backlog in the testing of rape kits in Los Angeles means that many crime victims still wait for answers.
By Sarah Tofte, US Program researcher, published in The Los Angeles Times
June 30, 2008
I spent a recent morning at the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, where women (and men and children) get emergency medical care and counseling immediately after they have been raped. I was researching how the center's nurse practitioners collect evidence for a "rape kit."
According to the Justice Department's most recent National Crime Victimization Survey, only about 40% of sexual assaults are reported to police, though other nongovernmental studies indicate even lower rates of 10% to 20%. But among those who do report a rape, most are taken to a hospital to have a rape kit created. In this age of "CSI" and other forensic science TV series, rape victims believe that DNA and other evidence in their rape kits will help police and prosecutors find and punish their assailants. If only that were more true.
The process – which can last more than four hours – begins in a private interview room, separate from the hospital emergency room, where a counselor asks in detail what happened during the rape. The counselor is there throughout the subsequent examination.
If I were a rape victim, I would next be led into the exam room and asked to undress while standing on a large sheet of butcher paper so that anything that falls from my clothing or body that may provide links to a perpetrator or a crime scene (hairs and carpet or clothing fibers) can be carefully collected and placed in the rape kit.
I would be examined on a gynecological table with stirrups. My body would be scanned with an ultraviolet light to find otherwise undetectable semen or saliva that might contain the assailant's DNA.
(The nurse walking me through these steps tells me about a woman awakened in the middle of the night by an intruder. He sexually assaulted her for hours and licked and kissed her neck. Then he shoved her in the bathroom and told her to take a shower and douche. While she stood in the shower, she protected her neck so that evidence wasn't washed away.)
The nurse would check my entire body, swabbing every part the assailant touched. Then she would photograph physical injuries, which might include bruises, bite marks or burst blood vessels in the whites of my eyes from strangulation. A magnifying camera – designed to be as noninvasive as possible – would then record tears or other injuries to my mouth, vagina or anus.
With incredible care, the nurse would then collect fingernail scrapings, pubic-hair combings and urine and blood samples, placing each in separate envelopes. The swabs also would be labeled and sealed in containers with evidence tape. All this goes into a large white envelope – the rape kit.
If I were a rape victim, the police officer on duty at the center might drive me home with the rape kit in the patrol car. I might imagine that the police were taking it directly to the crime lab to test the samples for DNA that could identify my assailant or provide evidence against an already identified suspect. In 2004, Californians voted overwhelmingly for Proposition 69, which expanded the number and types of offenders whose DNA goes into local, state and national databanks.
But the truth is, after all of that careful and meticulous collection, the rape kit may never be opened, much less tested.
The National Institute of Justice estimates that at least 400,000 rape kits are sitting untested in police stations and crime labs across the country. In the city of Los Angeles alone, more than 7,000 sit in refrigerated storage in a city warehouse facility and a trailer behind police headquarters. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department likely has its own backlog, but the sheriff has never disclosed its size.
Law enforcement officials blame a lack of resources – for starters, they need more crime lab staff. But it's hard not to surmise that the problem is, in reality, a matter of priorities. Among L.A. City Council members, only Jack Weiss has insisted on budget increases to address the rape kit backlog. This year, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa rejected the LAPD's funding request to hire more crime lab staff.
If I were a rape victim, I might never know whether my rape kit was opened. I might assume that silence from the police meant that the crime lab just didn't find any DNA, or none that identified my assailant. Although not every tested rape kit yields a database match, when New York City processed all its backlogged rape kits in 2003, the effort led to about 2,000 hits.
The morning I visited the Rape Treatment Center, three women came to report that they had been raped and to get care. They consented to the extensive, lengthy exam because they had entered into a pact with the police: We will submit to this collection of evidence, and you will submit our rape kits for testing.
I wish I hadn't known the likely fate of their rape kits – to sit on a shelf, frozen and unexamined. If I were a rape victim, that news would be devastating.
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 15:08 | stopfamilyviolence
URL: www.stopfamilyviolence.org
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TAKE ACTION NOW!
Help Holly Return Home and Find Justice!
Fourteen years ago, in a desperate action to protect her children from abuse, Holly Collins "went underground" and fled the country with her three young children after the Minneapolis Family Court ruled that they must live with their father, who had fractured Zachary's skull. Now they want to come home - but the Minneapolis District Attorney refuses to drop the charges, and has threatened to try to put Holly in jail and deny her any contact with her now adult children the minute she sets foot on U.S. soil.
more...
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| 19 Jul 2008 - 14:47 | altagracia reyes
reyesaltagracia@yahoo.com
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hola
lei la historia de maria teresa macias, yo fui victima de violencia domestica por mi ex esposo hubo maltato fisico, sexual y verbal fue la experiencia mas triste de mi vida
y me afecto mas yo era madre soltera y espere casi 15 years para casarme de nuevo y lo conoci en la iglesia cristiana que yo pertenecia el era el encargado de sonido de la iglesia, y fue muy buen actor el me propuso matrimonio le pidio la mano a mis hijos y mi hermano me dio anillo de compromiso de rodilla en la iglesia,
al mes comenzaron los abuzos me pegaba me fue alejando sin darme cuenta de mi amigas, me vigilaba tomaba el tiempo me llamaba 30 veces al dia al celular un dia alguien llamo a la casa el contesto y nadie hablo yo me estaba banando y el me saco por los cabellos y me arrastro desnuda y mojada desde el bano la cocina el comedor y me saco al balcon en una temperatura bajo 0 y nevando
me dejo por 10 minutos desnuda y llorando luego me abrio y me forzo a tener sexo fue horrible
yo estoy escribiendo en mi computadora mi caso, y estoy de acuerdo en lo que ustedes dicen todavia hay mucha descriminacion para la mujer, tu reportas y te ignoran o no son justos,
bueno yo como sobreviente me gustaria aprender todo lo que pueda para llevar el mensaje no a la violencia y reportarlo hablarlo no quedarnos callados alguien nos escuchara, en la florida donde vivo no veo training me gustaria cojer trainin tener informacion para yo llevar el mensaje yo digo lo que amas no lo golpeas ni lo maltratas
gracias bendiciones
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| 18 Jul 2008 - 12:25 | cimacnoticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08071708-Hipe . . .
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Maria Inés Pacceca, experta de la OIM
Hipervisibilizar la trata oculta otras formas de explotación sexual
De la redacción
Buenos Aires, 17 julio 08 (CIMAC/Artemisa).- Maria Inés Pacecca, titular del Programa de Lucha contra la Trata de la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), afirmó en el IV Congreso Nacional sobre Género y Derechos Humanos de las mujeres, organizado por el Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH) y realizado recientemente en La Plata, que la trata de personas es una de las más complejas formas de explotación sexual o laboral, justificada y naturalizada en la diferencia, y reforzada en la desigualdad de los sexos.
Esta fue su ponencia:
continua...
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| 18 Jul 2008 - 12:13 | cimacnoticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08071705-Chia . . .
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Tuxtla Gutiérrez, el índice más alto
Chiapas: más de 25 mil mujeres denuncian violencia en 9 meses
Por Candelaria Rodríguez/corresponsal
Tuxtla, Gtz., Chiapas, 17 julio 08 (CIMAC).- En breve, la Fiscalía Especializada de Protección de los Derechos de las Mujeres, del Ministerio de Justicia de la entidad, pondrá en marcha el “Protocolo de Seguridad de las Mujeres”, lo que resulta un hito en la historia de Chiapas en atención a la violencia que se ejerce contra las mujeres.
El protocolo, que contiene información suficiente para que las mujeres puedan prevenir la violencia de todo tipo, está contenido en un folleto y láminas que la titular de dicha fiscalía, Alma Rosa Cariño Pozo, ha diseñado para atenuar la violencia que día a día las mujeres denuncian en Chiapas.
La urgencia de dar nuevas herramientas a las mujeres en el sureño estado del país para que prevenga y se defiendan de la violencia está basado en el número de denuncias que, de octubre del 2007 a junio del año en curso, registra más de 25 mil denuncias de mujeres en todo el estado, y de donde han surgido cerca de 500 averiguaciones previas contra hombres agresores.
De acuerdo a la información de la Fiscalía, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, registra el índice más elevado en denuncias contra la violencia hacía las mujeres con más de 5 mil, seguida de Tapachula, y la zona indígena.
De acuerdo a la investigación realizada, la capital chiapaneca representa el municipio de mayor vulnerabilidad, pues tan sólo en los tres últimos meses (abril, mayo y junio) el registro es alto, más de 5 mil mujeres denunciaron en la zona metropolitana.
Otro dato que destaca es que la Fiscalía registra más de 500 averiguaciones de violencia familiar, un poco más de 300 averiguaciones en delitos sexuales, y más de mil actas administrativas derivadas de las denuncias de violencia hacía las mujeres.
Del total de esas actas contra los agresores, mil 800 aproximadamente, hay apenas 90 detenidos por violencia familiar y más de 40 por delitos sexuales, mientras que unos 100 hombres son atendidos en talleres de masculinidad.
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| 18 Jul 2008 - 11:59 | cimacnoticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08071710-Sin- . . .
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SS no entrega aún lo aprobado por Cámara de Diputados
Sin recursos, refugios para víctimas de violencia están en riesgo
Por Lourdes Godínez Leal
México DF, 17 julio 08 (CIMAC).- Los refugios para atender la violencia contra las mujeres y sus hijas e hijos están en riesgo de cerrar ante la falta de recursos para continuar operando, porque hasta hoy la Secretaría de Salud no ha entregado el presupuesto designado por la Cámara de Diputados para 2008.
El dinero que aún no entrega la dependencia gubernamental suma 200 millones de pesos (mdp), mismos que “sufrieron un recorte discrecional” por más de 50 mdp, alertó en entrevista Margarita Guille Tamayo, directora de la Red Nacional de Refugios (RNR).
La Red Nacional de Refugios es una asociación civil constituida legalmente en 2004, que agrupa a diversos refugios ubicados en los estados de la República Mexicana ya sean organizaciones sociales o gubernamentales o de la sociedad civil.
En ellos se brinda atención especializada y protección a mujeres con sus hijas o hijos que viven en situación de violencia.
A la fecha existen 55 refugios en 30 entidades federativas, pero únicamente 48 pertenecen a la RNR en 29 estados de la República, según información de su página Web.
“La situación es muy crítica ya que en la mayor parte de los refugios las condiciones no son nada favorables, especialmente para los de la sociedad civil que son los que enfrentan más riesgos por los casos de situación de violencia que atienden”, sostuvo Margarita Guille.
La directora de la RNR dijo que existe mucha preocupación porque con esta dilación en la entrega del dinero se disminuye la capacidad de brindar atención real a las mujeres y sus hijas e hijos víctimas de violencia.
También porque ha impactado en el personal de los refugios, ya que no se han podido pagar las nóminas y en algunos casos se ha tenido que hacer recorte de personal, dijo Margarita Guille.
Explicó que desde 2003, el Congreso de la Unión ha etiquetado los recursos a la Secretaría de Salud y ésta a su vez, emitía una convocatoria abierta para que los refugios presentaran proyectos muy bien definidos de cómo trabajarían a lo largo del año y número de personas que atenderían, así como el monto solicitado.
Pero este año, la Secretaría de Salud “cambió la estrategia” y ahora destinará estos recursos a las secretarías de Salud estatales para que a través de ellas bajen a los refugios.
SS: RECORTE DISCRECIONAL
La presidenta de la Comisión de Equidad y Género de la Cámara de Diputados, Maricela Contreras Julián, denunció en un comunicado que las autoridades de salud “recortaron” poco más de 50 millones de pesos al presupuesto asignado a la RNR.
Dijo que en reuniones sostenidas con autoridades de Salud, se la ha informado que de los 200 mdp asignados originalmente, únicamente cuentan con 148 millones de pesos para la RNR.
Por ello, hizo un llamado a la Secretaría de Salud para que entregue cuanto antes los recursos para la RNR ya que, con el retraso en su entrega, pareciera que se pretende “mermar la importante labor que desarrollan los refugios para mujeres en este país”.
En tanto que Margarita Guille anunció que la próxima semana se entrevistará con la titular del Centro Nacional de Equidad de Género y Salud Reproductiva, Patricia Uribe, a quien le expondrá su preocupación por la situación y pedirá respuestas prontas.
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| 17 Jul 2008 - 21:16 | angie
www.angie.g.71@hotmail.com
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| 16 Jul 2008 - 12:09 | Debra Hartley
fswdebrah@yahoo.com
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I am a former Pennsylvania municipal police officer and I am writing to you out of desperation and with hope. I will make every effort to be as brief as possible so I do not take up too much of your time, but please
understand that the details that I am leaving out are in fact, vital.
In October of 1992, with my four little children in tow, I fled the home
that I owned and worked so hard for and went into hiding. We left behind
everything we owned in order to stay safe after my husband violated a Protection
from Abuse order and raped and beat me. My experience with the local police
department, who failed to respond when I called for help, and The District
Attorney's office who refused to prosecute, "because a jury would not find a
husband guilty of raping his own wife," led me to pursue a career in law
enforcement.
Living in hiding was a tremendous struggle. I raised my children and
supported the five of us all by myself. Child support was not an option, as that
could have lead to his finding us. I worked, for minimum wage while I went back
to school to earn a degree. After finding some help with funding, I was able
to obtain the required police training, then tested and qualified with
several departments. I was hired as the number one candidate for the Pocono
Mountain Regional Police in 1998 as the second female officer in a 30 man
department. The first female was hired the year before me.
I loved being a police officer and it didn't take me long to gain the
respect of my coworkers and my community. I was recognized as the departments
leading public relations officer and received several awards and honors for
various achievements. But, I began dying a slow death inside my head quarters. More
and more I became aware of the differential treatment between myself and the
male officers. For instance, the scheduling, I would have to use a personal
day if I wanted a Saturday or Sunday off but my male coworkers were
consistently scheduled off on the weekends. My shifts were chaotic and grossly
inconsistent.
Even though I was assigned to the first shift, days, I would be
scheduled to work every shift, and that could change daily. The male officers were
assigned to specific shifts also but they were actually scheduled to work the
hours designated to those shifts. That included the officers of less
seniority. I did not consider complaining because I did not want to be recognized as
a complainer, so I sucked it up. The work load I was assigned to far
exceeded any male officer. At the same time I was also dealing with three fellow
officers, that did not like working with me, clearly because I was a woman. They
began to make working very difficult for me and even dangerous. They would
make bogus complaints about my work performance and often accused me of the
very wrongdoing they were guilty of themselves.
Finally after I was initially threatened with suspension following yet another of their unfounded complaints, I knew I had to make a complaint myself. But it was not until after I filed my third, formal complaint of sexual harassment to the chief, that he
responded. He sent me a memo advising me that if I wanted to discuss my "issues"
with him I should see him to set a date for a meeting. At the onset of the
meeting he informed me that he heard that my reports were not completed fast
enough and that I was disrespectful to my supervisors. Then he informed me that
he was not going to conduct an investigation regarding my harassment complaints,
because we have a "he-said, she-said situation" and told me that my
allegations were "ridiculous". He never gave me the opportunity to speak, much less,
discuss my concerns at any time in that meeting.
Then I looked into how to
file a grievance with our collective bargaining unit, only to learn that my
department did not have any sexual harassment or discrimination policies. The
collective bargaining agreement was only authorized to handle disputes that
were written policies. Discouraged, brokenhearted and afraid, I filed a
complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the EEOC, then
resigned in July of 2003.
Finally in October of 2007 I went before a jury of 3 women and 5 men in my
Federal Sexual Harassment and Discrimination law suit against the chief and my
department. After 6 1/2 days of testimony, with the chief testifying that he
had no training in sexual harassment or discrimination and that he refused
to investigate my complaints, as well as the countless documents supporting my
case, and with the chief and several officers repeatedly getting caught in
their own lies, the jury ruled in favor of the police department. A verdict
that not only shocked everyone but devastated my lawyer and family.
I am currently waiting the judges decision on my post trial motion to
appeal. Going into trial, my attorney told me that my case reminded her of cases
she tried years ago with the "good ole boys club". Well that club is still
alive and working in Northeastern Pennsylvania. My career as a genuine and decent
police officer is over. I have tested and interviewed with several agencies,
since my resignation, many of which have told me that I was their leading
candidate, until they did my work history check. Currently I am close to
completing my Bachelors degree and hope to attend law school in the Fall of 2009.
My attorney has just informed me that I will need at least $15,500.00 within
the next 2 to 3 weeks in order to proceed with my appeal. I desperately need
some help!
My mother has climbed up on the roof top of my brothers home and she refuses
to come down. She is taking a very tall stand to draw attention to, not
only my own case, but the problems women in law enforcement face when they stand
up for themselves. She is the mother of six children, grand-mother of
fifteen grandchildren, and the great-grandmother of three great grandchildren and
she is determined! We have contacted every media source that we can find, to
get the message out.
As painful as this whole journey has been, I can take full responsibility
for what, standing up for what is right, brings to me. But I just can not give
up this fight when the wrong is still so very wrong and unjust. I only
mentioned a handful of problems that I had with this department. For these
reasons I have to continue this fight! Yes money is a huge obstacle but I have
been holding onto the hope that the media coverage would help generate some
donations..
Unfortunately the media is not interested. My mother has been on
the roof for 4 days now. Only 1 news crew has taken an interest. Please help
me in any way you can! I will provide you with any and all information you may
need to verify the facts of my case and my situation. If you need the
docket number to review my case I will forward it to you. I would be extremely
grateful if you would contact me at my email address: fswdebrah@yahoo.com or
even my cell phone, 610-751-6638. If you have any literature other than what
is posted on your web site or the site of the National Center for Women and
Policing, I would be very grateful.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter and for any
consideration you can give.
Very sincerely yours
Debra L. Hartley,
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| 15 Jul 2008 - 16:09 | Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America
CAN@ProChoiceAmerica.org
URL: www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-c . . .
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Bush attacks women's access to birth control
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008
Dear Friend,
We found out some truly disturbing news.
Just hours ago The New York Times reported that the Bush
administration is proposing a new regulation that could discourage
doctors and health-care clinics from providing birth control to women
who need it.
Pro-birth-control members of Congress are calling on the Bush
administration to reconsider this terrible idea. Please let your
members of Congress know that you strongly oppose this attack on birth control!
Take action here: http://action.prochoiceamerica.org/site/ Ri=CoBeRvoS7AQxokmwGYIcgA.
This proposed regulation deliberately confuses the definitions of contraception and abortion and could seriously jeopardize state laws and policies that protect women's access to birth control. For
example, state laws that require hospitals to provide sexual-assault
survivors with access to emergency contraception could be jeopardized.
This issue makes it all the more clear why we must elect pro-choice
Sen. Barack Obama as our next president. Sen. John McCain has
repeatedly voted against allowing women to obtain birth control and
there's no doubt he will carry on Bush's anti-choice legacy. Sen. Obama has a consistent record in strong support of women's access to contraception and is the chief sponsor of legislation to make birth control more affordable.
Take action today. Don't let the Bush administration's attacks on birth control go unanswered.
Take action here: http://action.prochoiceamerica.org/site/ R?i=5012HfyHRaXLMo1K-ZcygA.
Thank you for remaining vigilant against the Bush administration and taking action today.
Nancy Keenan
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America
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| 15 Jul 2008 - 12:39 | Deborah
deborahbonanno@yahoo.com
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My youngest daughter has had both of her children taken by CPS.Her sister has them and I believe her being as young as she was when this happened she is a victim.She was told to give them up or they would be taken.The reasons they were taken was because of her being with the father and I know for a fact some of the things they have said the reasons were are not true.My daughter was taken to jail when the second child was taken because her boyfriend had a mark on him from her defending herself.I witnessed him hit her and the police did not believe me.She was taken to juvenille jail and the nurse felt the lump on her head.CPS told her to give up the baby and told her if her charge is dropped she would get the baby back (which I heard them tell her)Of course the baby is now 2 years old and still never given back.This little girl somehow remembers because she never lost her bond with her mother which now she doesn't know is her mother.CPS might be good in some circumstances but
this is
just wrong.My daughter is a good mother or was.These kids have to grow up hurt by the fact that their mother gave them up.I want to also say one of the CPS workers that came that day to take the 2nd baby asked my daughter,"What kind of drugs are you on?"I felt like asking her the same thing because she looked like a drug attack.My daughter has something wrong with her skin that she gets little bumps on her and she picks at them which makes them worse.I have taken her to the doctor for it in the past and he said it was from the sun.I guess CPS is taught to be rude to people that have things wrong with them.My daughter was just in a situation where she was abused by her boyfriend and she didn't want to go to court to testify so the police had a warrant for her arrest.She told them she will never ask them for help or tell them anything because everytime she has she ends up in jail or losing a child because of it.I don't blame her and I won't ask them for help either.If I would o
f been
financially able I would of tried to keep the children myself.At the time I was having problems and couldn't take them.If I was able to I would of made sure they knew her as their mother and I was as I am grandma.The first child has been adopted by her sister and the second one is in the process.My daughter that lost her children just resently went to a medical clinic crying because of her depression.She has no insurance so they are going to try to help her.I don't see what good CPS did in this situation.They don't know the personal side to all this and my daughter was under age when all this happened and I think they took advantage of her and scared her into giving up her children which will make her feel guilty the rest of her life.They are cruel people and I think they do more harm than good.Thank you for letting me say what I feel.I wish we could of had someone to help us through all this but CPS can seem to do whatever they want with your own children.Deborah Bonanno.
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| 15 Jul 2008 - 12:36 | Stacie Frazier
cece2945@yahoo.com
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Hi, I would love to know how I can start my own advocacy website and agency for Illinois. Or if I can somehow help you in any way. Here in Illinois, things are really bad and I have been involved in a terrible situation and I have a young baby and the help here is so limited. Please contact me. Any information would help and I am completely serious about this.
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| 15 Jul 2008 - 12:30 | Human Rights Watch
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Perú: Niegan abortos legales a mujeres en riesgo
Obstáculos gubernamentales y desinformación impiden su acceso
(Lima, 9 de julio de 2008) – El rechazo deliberado del gobierno peruano a simplificar los procedimientos y a aprobar las directrices para el aborto
legal está poniendo en peligro las vidas y la salud de mujeres y niñas que a menudo se ven obligadas a recurrir a soluciones inseguras para embarazos riesgosos, dijo Human Rights Watch en un nuevo informe publicado hoy.
El informe de 52 páginas, "Tengo derechos, y tengo derecho a saber: La falta de acceso al aborto terapéutico en el Perú", documenta las dificultades que las mujeres enfrentan en su acceso al aborto terapéutico – el realizado para salvar la vida de la mujer o evitar daños graves a su salud – en el sistema de salud pública peruano. Aunque no se cuenta con
estadísticas confiables sobre la cantidad de mujeres a quienes se les ha denegado un aborto legal, Human Rights Watch pudo constatar, por medio de
entrevistas con mujeres, proveedores de cuidados de salud, activistas de derechos y funcionarios gubernamentales, que las mujeres en general carecen
de información precisa sobre su derecho a un aborto legal y que con
frecuencia los profesionales de la salud pública no conocen a cabalidad el propósito de las leyes que garantizan a las mujeres el acceso a abortos legales.
"A mujeres y niñas que se enfrentan a embarazos capaces de segar su vida o dañarlas permanentemente se les niega un aborto legal, o ellas ni siquiera
saben que tienen el derecho a procurárselo", dijo Angela Heimburger, investigadora de Human Rights Watch en materia de derechos de las mujeres y
autora del informe. "El gobierno no sólo tiene la obligación de generar
conciencia sobre el derecho a abortos legales seguros, dignos y asequibles, sino también debería hacer que el acceso al procedimiento sea lo menos
doloroso posible".
En el Perú, el aborto es legal cuando un embarazo pone en peligro la vida de la mujer y cuando es necesario para proteger su salud. Sin embargo, dado
que el aborto legal raramente se practica en un hospital público, muchas mujeres recurren a procedimientos inseguros y clandestinos a fin de encontrar solución a un embarazo riesgoso. Human Rights Watch halló varios
obstáculos que impiden el acceso al aborto legal. Normas imprecisas en torno al aborto en el ordenamiento jurídico peruano dan lugar a que profesionales de la salud y mujeres teman enfrentarse a un procesamiento penal. La ausencia de un protocolo nacional implica que no exista una
descripción estandarizada acerca de cuándo se puede realizar un aborto terapéutico. El sistema de salud pública no tiene la capacidad para remitir procedimientos y no existe claridad respecto a las circunstancias en que
puede autorizarse un aborto terapéutico. El sistema jurídico del Perú contempla los abortos legales, pero en la práctica es virtualmente imposible que las mujeres tengan acceso a uno.
El hecho de que el gobierno peruano no garantice el acceso al aborto terapéutico legal constituye una violación de los derechos humanos fundamentales. Las mujeres tienen derecho al más alto nivel posible de salud, a la vida, a la no discriminación, a la integridad física y a no ser sometidas a tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes. Funcionarios y especialistas en derechos humanos de las Naciones Unidas han exhortado
repetida y enfáticamente al Perú a eliminar las trabas al aborto
terapéutico y a garantizar el cumplimiento de sus obligaciones en materia de derechos humanos.
En el caso de K.L. contra Perú, en el que una joven de 17 años de edad fue obligada a llevar a término un embarazo inviable, el Comité de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas dictaminó, en 2005, que el gobierno peruano
había violado varios derechos de K.L. y "tiene la obligación de adoptar
medidas para evitar que se cometan violaciones semejantes en el futuro"
(http://www.cladem.org/espanol/ regionales/litigio_internacional/CAS5-Di ctamen%20KL.asp).
Hasta la fecha, el gobierno peruano no ha adoptado ninguna medida, por lo que ha incumplido las recomendaciones del Comité.
"Negar el acceso al aborto legal puede agravar embarazos riesgosos y ocasionar graves trastornos emocionales. Por ejemplo, M.L., casada y madre
de un infante, dijo a Human Rights Watch que cuando tenía 30 semanas de gestación los médicos le informaron que el feto no sobreviviría. Ella solicitó un aborto legal, pero éste le fue denegado por esos mismos médicos en un hospital público de Lima. "Me dijeron que la ley no lo permitía, que eso no se podía hacer", relató a Human Rights Watch. Se le practicó una
cesárea de emergencia para remover el feto muerto varias semanas después, cuando su embarazo llegó a término. Como resultado de ello, M.L. sufrió
depresión y, cuatro años después, todavía está tratando de recuperarse emocionalmente. "No quisiera que esto le pase a otra mujer; lo que me pasó
fue horrible".
El gobierno peruano ha obstruido activamente algunas iniciativas locales orientadas a mejorar el acceso al aborto terapéutico. Ante la ausencia de un protocolo nacional que regule y estandarice este procedimiento médico,
varios hospitales y un gobierno regional han intentado establecer sus propias directrices. No obstante, las autoridades nacionales de salud han
anulado la mayoría de estas iniciativas locales y regionales, e incluso el director de un hospital fue removido de su cargo por "haberse excedido en
su autoridad".
En el Perú, al igual que ocurre en otros países, restringir el acceso a la interrupción legal del embarazo no reduce la cantidad de abortos que se realizan. La atención del aborto simplemente se torna clandestina. Las mujeres que cuentan con suficiente dinero e información pueden realizarse
un aborto clandestino en circunstancias relativamente seguras. Sin embargo, para muchas mujeres y niñas pobres del país los abortos son frecuentemente inducidos por personas no calificadas ni reguladas, o incluso se lo
practican ellas mismas con remedios caseros riesgosos.
"Las mujeres y niñas peruanas que tienen derecho a un aborto terapéutico nunca deberían ser empujadas a la clandestinidad u obligadas a pagar sumas
exorbitantes en clínicas privadas. Estos abortos deberían estar fácilmente disponibles en el sistema de salud pública, tal como lo manda la ley", dijo Heimburger. "Forzar a mujeres y niñas pobres, y con frecuencia analfabetas, a ponerse en manos de proveedores no capacitados conlleva riesgos graves
para ellas y las familias que dejan detrás".
Human Rights Watch exhorta al gobierno peruano a actuar inmediatamente para:
* adoptar un protocolo nacional de aborto terapéutico;
* avanzar hacia la reforma de la norma jurídica que regula el aborto a modo de garantizar que todas las mujeres tengan plena libertad para decidir sobre su fecundidad;
* informar al público en general y a proveedores de servicios de salud
que los abortos terapéuticos están de hecho autorizados por la ley; e
* investigar casos de proveedores de servicios de salud que se nieguen a realizar un aborto terapéutico a mujeres y niñas que tienen derecho a éste, así como adoptar las medidas disciplinarias apropiadas.
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| 14 Jul 2008 - 11:13 | Chris MacIsaac
brokenrites.alphalink.com.au
URL: brokenrites.alphalink.com.au
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Broken Rites: Calling for a meaningful Papal apology
Broken Rites: Victim Support Group
Vigil, Saturday, 12 July 2008
With Pope Benedict due to arrive in Australia, we want him to know the
plight of church sexual abuse victims in our country.
Victims of church sexual abuse have paid a heavy price for speaking
out. They have been courageous and determined in their efforts. The
churches of all denominations have not welcomed the exposure of sexual abuse. But the victims' demands are the greatest force to protect children and other vulnerable parishioners.
Victims who have lost their lives
Today we pause to remember victims who have lost their lives
prematurely as a result of the effects of church sexual abuse.
A proper papal apology
Broken Rites are calling for a meaningful Papal apology promising action, not just words.
The Catholic Church process "Towards Healing" has not adequately addressed the issues of church sexual abuse. Justice, truth and sincerity are lacking. We call on the Pope to offer leadership, and we
demand that the Australian bishops should properly exercise their
responsibility.
We want the Pope to apologise in person to Anthony Jones (the victim
in the current Sydney scandal). Anthony would be a representative of
all Australian victims
In order to seek what is a basic human right (access to a court of
law), the Catholic Church authorities should immediately:
Identify a body that will accept responsibility (that is, a body
against which claims can be made).
Promise to act as a "model litigant" in the same way as the
Commonwealth of Australia does.
No longer use time-limits on personal injury claims as a way of
dodging sexual abuse suits.
Broken Rites phone: (03) 9457 4999
Mobiles: 0438 039 000 or 0407 505 403
Web site: http://brokenrites.alphalink.com.au
Ema il: brokenrites.alphalink.com.au
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| 14 Jul 2008 - 11:02 | tulir cphcsa
ashishdam@gmail.com
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Hi
I write on behalf of an acquaintance who works with the Afghanistan
Independant Human Rights Commission and is seeking consultants to assist
them with their CSA pgm
Please find attached the ToR for the proposed consultancy. If you need
any further information contact Ashish Damle at ashishdam@gmail.com
Cheers
Vidya
Tulir Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse, Chennai, India
www.tulir.org
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| 14 Jul 2008 - 10:47 | Stu Loeser / Jason Post
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MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MEASURES TO PROTECT SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND PROSECUTE SEX CRIME PERPETRATORS
New Suspect Kits - Akin to Rape Kits- Preserve Evidence and Create "Third Crime Scene" on Suspect's Person
New Ambulance Protocol Will Bring Victims to Hospitals with Special Services
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that new Suspect Evidence Collection Kits will be used to collect physical evidence in New York City sexual assault and rape investigations. The new suspect kits, which will require the consent of the suspect or a court order, will make the collection of critical and time-sensitive evidence from suspects more routine. The Mayor also announced that under a new ambulance routing protocol, sexual assault victims now have the choice of being transported to hospitals with special care and counseling.
In the past, emergency medical services teams have taken sexual assault victims to the nearest of the City's 55 hospital emergency rooms. Now they can be transported to one of 11 public hospitals with Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART) programs or to one of 8 voluntary hospitals with an equivalent sexual assault program known as SAFE. The services provided include professional medical care, expert evidence collection and advice about bring! ing criminal charges against attackers. At the announcement, held at North Central Hospital in the Bronx, the Mayor was joined by Criminal Justice Coordinator John Feinblatt, Health and Hospitals Corporation President Alan Aviles, FDNY Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano, NYPD Special Victims Unit Commanding Officer Inspector Theresa Shortell and Harriet Lessel, executive director of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault.
"We're giving criminal investigators an important new tool in building sexual assault cases," said Mayor Bloomberg. "In these cases, police typically gather evidence from crime scenes and from the bodies of crime victims, but now we'll also obtain evidence from a third crime scene: the alleged sexual assailants themselves. The suspect kits, and the ambulance protocol, build on six and a half years of success in reducing the threat of sexual assault in our City, and in helping victims recover from these terrible crimes."
"New York City sets the gold standard when it comes to dealing with cases of sexual assault," said John Feinblatt, the Mayor's criminal justice coordinator. "These new additions to the City's comprehensive approach will help us continue to provide what every person and each case deserves - better services, and better investigations."
"The Mayor's plan to utilize Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFE) to collect evidence from sexual assault suspects is a natural extension of the comprehensive medical, forensic and counseling services we provide to nearly 1,000 rape survivors every year," said HHC President Alan D. Aviles. "A forensic exam performed by SAFE medical personnel is more likely to provide evidence which could support the survivor's claim of sexual assault and will ultimately lead to more convictions of perpetrators."
"The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault applauds the City of New York and the FDNY for making sure that every rape victim they transport in the five boroughs of New York City moving forward will get to a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Center of Excellence (SAFE Center)," said New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault Executive Director Harriet Lessel. "These programs have been determined by the state medical authorities to provide the highest level of care. The Alliance will continue working with all parties involved to ensure that the quality and standards in designated centers are maintained and that assistance and proper training to EMS personnel is ongoing."
Suspect Evidence Collection Kits
The suspect kit creates a standard procedure for the collection of valuable evidence that a suspect apprehended after a sexual assault may have on his or her body. This evidence could include bite marks, bruises, DNA, or distinctive marks that could be used to corroborate descriptions. Many of these pieces of evidence could disappear if not collected shortly after the sexual assault. The evidence will be collected with the consent of the suspect or with a court order that specifies the types of evidence to be collected.
"Police officers work closely with medical staff to make treatment of rape victims as professional as possible and the capture of their assailants more certain," said Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly. "This program is designed to do both."
This process, devised by the Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinator with input from forensic experts including District Attorneys, the Police Department, doctors and forensic biologists as well as the company that makes victim rape kits, will be used on rape suspects apprehended within 96 hours of a sexual assault. The suspect will be brought to a city hospital and forensically examined by a trained professional. The benefits of the suspect kit include the potential to corroborate information obtained from the victim, to document evidence of force, resistance, or injury and to obtain objective documentation of appearance of clothing, and the characteristics of the suspect, such as physical distinctions and tattoos.
Ambulance Protocol
All sexual assault victims over 12 years old are now offered the choice of being taken to a hospital that houses program with services for sexual assault victims. These 19 hospitals, including all 11 City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) hospitals, provide counseling and specially-trained evidence collection. These programs provide sexual assault victims with 24-hour access to competent, compassionate and prompt care within one hour of arrival, as well as specially-trained forensic examiners who collect evidence and are available to testify at a future prosecution.
"The Fire Department in recent years has introduced a number of new ambulance response protocols aimed at improving our EMS system by transporting patients to designated hospitals that offer advanced services for specific types of medical emergencies," said FDNY Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano. "This new program will ensure that sexual assault victims now receive enhanced new services and care at designated facilities, and we are proud to partner with the Mayor's office, participating hospitals and the advocacy groups who have worked so hard to make this new program a reality."
As part of the protocol, the option to go SAFE emergency room, instead of the closest emergency room, will be given to all sexual assault victims in stable condition. This includes the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and other ambulance systems that are part of the City's 911 system. A 2006 study of sexual assault victims found that 1,560 sexual assault victims were treated in emergency departments in New York City, and 45 percent of those victims were transported by 911 system ambulances.
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Program
Today's announcement is built on the success of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) program, launched at North Central Hospital in 2005. That program, now expanded to every HHC hospital, ensures that every rape victim receives care from a specially trained forensic examiner and a rape crisis advocate within one-hour of arriving at a hospital. That one-hour response time minimizes the risk that critical evidence will be lost, damaged, or overlooked. Since establishing the SART program in HHC hospitals, 1,804 sexual assault victims have received this heightened level of care. In 2007, 91% of victims were seen by the special team within 1 hour of arriving at the hospital.
Since 2002, the City has undertaken a series of initiatives designed to provide counseling services to rape victims and enhance the apprehension and prosecution of assailants, including the formation of the Sexual Assault Task Force; the establishment of the John Doe indictment program, which expanded the DNA databank; legislation that eliminated statute of limitations for serious sexual assaults; the opening of a state-of-art Forensic Biology Laboratory for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner; and the announcement of a contest to spur the development of a portable device to process DNA samples at a crime scene.
Contact: Stu Loeser / Jason Post (212) 788-2958
Ana Marengo (HHC) (212) 788-3386
Francis X. Gribbon (FDNY) (718) 999-2056
Paul Browne (NYPD) (646) 610-6700
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| 14 Jul 2008 - 10:37 | Arón Núnez Curto Sifuentes
peg@unmsm.edu.pe
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Presentación de Libro IIDH
El Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH), invita a la presentación del libro:
ATENCIÓN INTEGRAL A VÍCTIMAS DE TORTURA EN PROCESOS DE LITIGIO
Aportes psicosociales
Fecha: Martes 15 de Julio del 2008
Hora: 17:30hrs
Lugar: Miraflores Colón Hotel
Dirección: Jr. Colón 600 Esq. c/Juan Fanning Miraflores
Invitación en doc. adjuntos.
Confirmar asistencia al correo: peg@unmsm.edu.pe
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