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| 18 Apr 2010 - 14:44 | Esclavitud Cero
URL: http://esclavitudcero.wordpress.com/
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EL ROL DE LAS ONGs — II Jornada sobre la Trata de Personas en el marco de la semana de lucha contra la Trata de Personas en la Ciudad
y otros blogs:
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| 16 Apr 2010 - 21:50 | ????
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWn9CVVcj . . .
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Video 9min:
From the Heart: The Violence Against Women and Children Has to STOP! (Part 1)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWn9CVVcj9U
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| 16 Apr 2010 - 14:17 | adn.es
URL: www.adn.es/internacional/20100406/NWS-24 . . .
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Guatemaltecas piden ayuda a la UE para frenar femicidios
Alida Juliani
Responsables de varias asociaciones de mujeres de Guatemala pidieron hoy en Madrid la presión política europea necesaria para que el Gobierno de su país "asuma la responsabilidad que tiene como copartícipe y cómplice de la violencia contra las mujeres" en ese país centroamericano.
Las voces de las luchadoras por los derechos de las mujeres guatemaltecas se hicieron oír hoy en la Casa de América de la capital española, en el seminario internacional sobre "Femicidio e impunidad en América Latina", que durante dos días intentará llamar la atención sobre uno de los problemas más importantes de la región.
Dos años después de la entrada en vigor de la "Ley contra el Femicidio y Otras Formas de Violencia contra la Mujer" en Guatemala, el asesinato de mujeres siendo un fenómeno al alza en el país junto al de la trata de personas.
En constatar esa realidad coincidieron hoy, en una entrevista con Efe, Angélica Valenzuela, directora del Centro guatemalteco de Investigación, Capacitación y Apoyo a la Mujer (CICAM), y Esmeralda Alfaro, gestora de proyectos de Tierra Viva
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| 16 Apr 2010 - 14:05 | Pagina 12, Ar
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar /diario/sociedad/3- . . .
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EN SAN JUAN, UNA MUJER EMBARAZADA DE SIETE MESES MURIO AL REALIZARSE UN ABORTO
Otra muerte del oscurantismo
Tenía 26 años y era madre soltera de dos niños de 8 y 6 años. Estaba embarazada de 7 meses y había ocultado la gestación durante todo ese tiempo. Intentó por sus propios medios realizarse un aborto. Sufrió una perforación del útero. Murió desangrada.
Yanina Noelia Herrera tenía 26 años y era madre soltera de dos niños, de 8 y 6 años. Estaba desempleada y alquilaba una habitación muy humilde, sin baño, donde vivía con sus hijos. Murió en el Hospital de Caucete, a 30 kilómetros al oeste de la capital de la provincia de San Juan, adonde llegó agonizando producto de una hemorragia masiva. Se presume que falleció como consecuencia de maniobras caseras para interrumpir un embarazo. La gestación llevaba alrededor de siete meses pero la había ocultado. Ni siquiera su madre estaba al tanto ni se había realizado ningún control médico en los centros de salud cercanos a su casa.
“Se ve que estaba disimulando ese embarazo, que no lo quería y no lo pudo evitar. Toda esa angustia que debió sentir esa mujer terminó en un terrible drama”, reflexionaba ayer Perla Werner, integrante del Movimiento de Mujeres Sanjuaninas, conmovida por la noticia.
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www.pagina12.com.ar /diario/sociedad/3-143974-2010-04-16.html
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| 16 Apr 2010 - 12:47 | California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
URL: www.californialatinas.org/news/downloads . . .
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ANNOUNCING A NEW PUBLICATION!
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is excited to release its latest Research Report entitled, Young Women Speak Out! Perspectives and Implications of Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice Policies.
This Report documents the views and experiences of young Latinas regarding key California reproductive and sexual health policies. Findings from this community-informed research project include:
The continued battle for young women of color to access comprehensive and medically accurate information, and confidential services;
The need for culturally competent communication tools for families who are eager to engage in conversations about sexuality; and
The prevalent systemic discrimination that pregnant and parenting youth face in educational institutions.
CLRJ invites you to download a copy of the report by clicking on:
Young Women Speak Out!
To view the report Press Release, please click here.
To view the Executive Summary of report, please click here.
www.californialatinas.org/news/downloads/CLRJ_Young_Women_Speak_Out_Report_Vol2_No1_FINAL.pdf
Please Join us for our Webinar!
Hear more about why key reproductive and sexual health policies have yet to reach all young Latinas in California by joining our Webinar on:
Wednesday May 5, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to noon PT.
Please register by April 30, 2010 as space is limited at:
Young Women Speak Out! Webinar
For more information please contact:
Ena Suseth Valladares, CLRJ Senior Research Coordinator, at ena.clrj@gmail.com.
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is a statewide policy and advocacy organization whose mission is to advance California Latinas' reproductive health and rights within a social justice and human rights framework. CLRJ works to ensure that policy developments reflect Latinas' priority needs, as well as those of their families and their communities.
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| 16 Apr 2010 - 10:00 | Guttmacher Institute
URL: www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2010/04/15/i . . .
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DESPITE INCREASES IN CONTRACEPTIVE USE, ADOLESCENT BIRTHS REMAIN HIGH IN CENTRAL AMERICA
According to a new study of trends in the sexual behavior of young women in Central America, the proportion of 15–19-year-olds who have ever used a modern method of contraception has risen significantly in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua over the past 15 years, but Nicaragua was the only country in which a significant decline in first births occurred in this age-group. At the same time, the proportion of adolescents having sex for the first time rose in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and stayed the same in Guatemala. The authors, Ghazaleh Samandari and Ilene S. Speizer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, believe that these patterns reflect the persistence of unmet need for contraception, inconsistent contraceptive use and high contraceptive failure rates in these countries.
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www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2010/04/15/index.html
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| 14 Apr 2010 - 11:55 | International Gender Justice Dialogue
URL: www.genderjusticedialogue.org
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International Gender Justice Dialogue
You can follow the dialogue online here:
www.genderjusticedialogue.org
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
April 19-21
From April 19 to 21, women's rights advocates, gender experts, legal practitioners and others will speak up--and speak out--for gender justice at the International Gender Justice Dialogue in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Convened by Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice and the Nobel Women's Initiative, this conference occurs at a critical time, prior to the 10-year Review Conference on the Rome Statue and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in May.
You can follow the dialogue online here. You will find blog posts, profiles of Gender Justice Activists, photos, a link to video coverage of the proceedings, and more information about the dialogue.
In conflict zones and fragile states inhumane political and military tactics subject women to devastating forms of gender-based violence. All the while, women are unable to have a say in the decisions impacting their lives. They are grossly under represented in governments worldwide and are being left out of peace processes. Yet, despite all attempts to silence them, women around the world can be heard tirelessly speaking up for peace, justice and equality for themselves, their families and their communities. The Dialogue will look at how to strengthen accountability for gender-based crimes through mechanisms such as the ICC, as well as through influencing peace negotiations and their outcomes.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
April 19-21
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| 14 Apr 2010 - 11:48 | Pagina 12, Ar
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SARA TORRES, Entrevista
El eje propio
Desde el deslumbramiento ante la potencia del feminismo en los años ’70, pasando por su amistad con Néstor Perlongher y su trabajo como sexóloga, Sara Torres ha dedicado gran parte de su vida a destrabar las silenciosas redes que atrapan a las mujeres. Hoy, como presidenta de la Coalición Internacional contra la Trata de Personas, devela y reflexiona sobre algunas trampas de esas redes.
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www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/las12/13-5628-2010-04-05.html
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| 14 Apr 2010 - 11:32 | Minituno.com.ar
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México
Llevan presas a un penal de hombres para que ejerzan la prostitución
Tres internas de una cárcel para mujeres denunciaron que fueron llevadas a cárceles de hombres para ser explotadas sexualmente.
Al menos tres mujeres que están presas en una cárcel mexicana denunciaron haber sido víctimas de una red de prostitución que lleva internas de ese penal a uno de hombres para explotarlas sexualmente.
La Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la ciudad de México investiga la posible operación de una red dedicada a la explotación sexual de mujeres presas en cárceles mexicanas después de que tres presas del penal de Santa Martha Acatitla denunciaran que habían sido sacadas de esa institución y llevadas a cárceles de hombres para prostituirse.
El ombudsman de México D. F., Luis González Placencia, expresó que la Comisión ya está investigando el caso. "Lo que buscamos es saber quiénes serían las personas responsables", señaló, y no se descartó la eventual participación de custodios y empleados del sistema penitenciario.
González indicó que por el momento se desconoce la dimensión del problema al explicar que se trabaja en la verificación de las querellas presentadas por las afectadas en el segundo semestre de 2009, y se investiga si se trata de hechos aislados o sistemáticos.
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| 14 Apr 2010 - 09:12 | Marcia Greenberg, National Women's Law Center
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-d-greenber . . .
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Justice Stevens' profound impact on the lives of women.
When Justice John Paul Stevens joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975, women faced blatant discrimination in all walks of life:
State statutes gave married men the right to control marital property.
Some public universities excluded women as unfit.
Women were eliminated from juries on the basis of gender.
Justice Stevens’ tenure on the Court spanned landmark decisions affecting many critical legal rights for women — including protections against sex discrimination and sexual harassment at work and at school, the constitutional right to privacy, the constitutional guarantee of equal protection under law, and important health and safety regulations. Justice Stevens played a crucial role in protecting and enforcing women’s legal rights in these cases.
Find out more about Justice Stevens’ profound impact on women’s legal rights during the past 35 years by reading my blog post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-d-greenberger/reflections-on-the-remark_b_537119.html
There is no better way for President Obama to honor Justice Stevens’ legacy than by nominating an individual to take his place on the Supreme Court who is as committed as Justice Stevens to respecting the rule of law and its premise of equal justice for all.
Sincerely,
Marcia D. Greenberger
Co-President
National Women's Law Center
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| 13 Apr 2010 - 09:12 | Ms. Magazine Blog
URL: msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/04/08/pris . . .
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Prison Rape. Can It Be Stopped?
April 8, 2010 by Betty Brink ·
“I was sentenced to spend 18 months in prison as punishment for my crime. Rape was not part of that punishment,” said Marilyn Shirley in testimony before the Prison Rape Elimination Commission, established by Congress in 2003.
Shirley, a 42-year-old mother and wife, was brutally raped and sodomized by Michael Miller, a senior guard at a federal prison in Texas where she was serving time for an illegal drug sale. Like most women raped in prison, Shirley kept quiet, fearing retribution. But she saved the semen-stained sweat pants she was wearing that night, handed them over to the FBI when she was set free, and now Miller is serving 12 1/2 years in federal prison, a rare punishment for such a crime.
There are more than 200,000 Shirleys in federal, state, local jails and immigration detention centers today, all living in fear of rape from male guards who subject them to random full-body searches and watch them constantly, even in their most private moments in the shower and on the toilet. It is a recipe for rape, said commission member Brenda Smith, a law professor at American University, in a 2008 interview for a Ms. article. Smith said then that only female guards should be allowed to have intimate contact with women inmates.
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| 13 Apr 2010 - 08:55 | Montecaseros Hoy
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La prostitución se traslada de whiskerías a casas particulares
La lucha contra la explotación sexual llevó a los integrantes de la mafia narco-prostibularia a cambiar los sitios donde las mujeres son transformadas en esclavas sexuales y ahora la prostitución se traslada desde las whiskerías a los domicilios particulares. Las organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) que combaten la trata y el tráfico de personas y, en menor medida, los organismos del Estado reconocen que esta situación complica más aún los controles. La Red de Alerta de Entre Ríos denunció el incremento de esta actividad en la provincia y en Concepción del Uruguay, la organización Mujeres en Acción alertó que un policía hizo fracasar un operativo. Describir un panorama de la prostitución en Entre Ríos es muy complicado, ya que los informes oficiales generan dudas cuando son cotejadas con los de organizaciones sociales.
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www.montecaseroshoy.com/vernota.asp?id_noticia=5387
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| 13 Apr 2010 - 08:32 | Change.org Women's Rights
URL: www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_false . . .
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Stop False Advertising by Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Targeting: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House
Started by: Feminist Majority Foundation
Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) deceptively advertise as comprehensive women’s health clinics, often listed under “abortion services,” to lure women to their facilities, where they are pressured to choose pregnancy or adoption in lieu of abortion or birth control.
Of the 3,500 CPCs nationwide, a Congressional study found that 87% provide false and misleading information about birth control and abortion.
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www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_false_advertising_by_crisis_pregnancy_centers
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| 12 Apr 2010 - 17:03 | Change.org, Human Trafficking
URL: humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/us . . .
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U.S. Spends 0.1% of War on Drugs Budget Fighting Human Trafficking
by Amanda Kloer
If the budget of the U.S. government is a reflection of our national priorities, then our national priorities are seriously out of whack. That's because, according to a recent special edition of Larry King Live focused on human trafficking, the U.S. government's budget to fight trafficking of people is about 0.1% of its budget to fight trafficking of drugs. Does this mean that the government really thinks it's 1000 times more important to find an ounce of cocaine or marijuana, than a little girl in a brothel, an immigrant being beaten in a field, or a domestic worker enslaved inside a home?
USAID esimates that the government spent around $134 million a year on programs to combat human trafficking between 2001 and 2008. That averages out to about $17 million a year. As far as congressional budgets go, this is chump change. According to the always ticking War on Drugs clock, the government has spent at least $13 billion this year, and spent $19 billion in 2003. And in case you're wondering, that means the average annual expenditure on anti-trafficking programs is exactly 0.1307% of the estimated expenditure on the war on drug so far this year.
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humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/us_spends_01_of_war_on_drugs_budget_fighting_human_trafficking
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| 12 Apr 2010 - 10:13 | Amecopress
URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article3642
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Guatemala
V Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Salud y Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos
Guatemala, 12 abr. 10. AmecoPress/Cerigua.- Guatemala será la sede del V Congreso Latinoamericano y I Congreso Centroamericano sobre Salud y Derechos Sexuales Reproductivos que reunirá a participantes de América Latina y la región para discutir la Salud y los Derechos Humanos del 5 al 7 de mayo próximos.
De acuerdo con el doctor Edgar Kestler, del Comité Organizador del Congreso, el objetivo es reflexionar y discutir sobre la problemática de la salud sexual y reproductiva y los derechos humanos, porque el país ostenta cifras dramáticas, comparables a naciones de África y a Haití, el más pobre de América
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| 12 Apr 2010 - 09:56 | Women Deliver
URL: www.womendeliver.org/about/the-issue/the . . .
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Maternal Mortality - Why Women Die
In developing countries, five causes are responsible for nearly three-quarters of all maternal deaths.
Haemorrhage is excessive bleeding or an abnormal blood flow.
Obstructed labor occurs when the fetus cannot pass through the birth canal. It is most common among young girls whose bodies are not yet mature and women whose pelvises are underdeveloped due to malnutrition.
Unsafe abortion is the termination of an unwanted pregnancy by a person lacking the necessary skills or in an unsanitary environment. Every year, an estimated 20 million unsafe abortions take place.
Sepsis is a severe infection, most common during the postpartum period.
Eclampsia and hypertensive disorders are blood pressure complications, which can cause convulsions and even death for pregnant women before, during, or after birth.
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http://www.womendeliver.org/about/the- issue/three-core-strategies-to-save-live s/
Three Core Strategies to Save Maternal Lives
While there is no magic bullet that solves all maternal health problems, the great majority of maternal deaths can be prevented through simple cost-effective measures, which can be implemented even where resources are scarce.
The core strategies that have been demonstrated to improve maternal and newborn health are:
1. Access to family planning – counseling, services, and supplies
2. Access to quality care for pregnancy and childbirth
- Antenatal care
- Skilled attendance at birth, including emergency obstetric and neonatal care
- Immediate postnatal care for mothers and newborns
3. Access to safe abortion services, when legal
A functioning health system, with a well-trained, motivated workforce, can deliver effective, safe, and high-quality health services to all segments of the population. Universal access to high-quality health care – provided in health facilities, staffed by skilled attendants; stocked with essential drugs, contraceptives, and reproductive health supplies; and equipped to provide the full range of essential services – prevents maternal and newborn death and injuries.
Every government and donor needs to prioritize and support these three strategies, within the context of global commitments to strengthening health systems, realizing human rights, involving communities, and prioritizing the needs of the poor and marginalized.
See:
www.womendeliver.org/about/the-issue/the-causes/
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| 12 Apr 2010 - 09:18 | Huffington Post
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/dead-y . . .
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Dead Yemeni Child Bride Was Tied Up, Raped, Says Mom
AHMAD AL-HAJ SHUEBA, Yemen — A 13-year-old Yemeni child bride who bled to death shortly after marriage was tied down and forced to have sex by her husband, according to interviews with the child's mother, police and medical reports.
The girl's mother, Nijma Ahmed, 50, told the Associated Press that before her daughter lost consciousness, she said that her husband had tied her up and forced himself on her. "She looked like she was butchered," she said about her daughter's injuries.
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www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/dead-yemeni-child-bride-w_n_533959.html
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