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| 25 Jun 2010 - 09:50 | Associacion para los derechos de la mujere y el desarollo
URL: awid.org/esl/Temas-y-Analisis/Temas-y-An . . .
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Reunión Mesoamericana de Defensoras de Derechos
En la ciudad de Oaxaca, México, durante los días 23, 24 y 25 de abril del 2010 se realizó la Reunión Mesoamericana de Defensoras de Derechos Humanos. Allí se dieron cita para de debatir, indentificar y empezar a definir medidas de protección antes las diferentes circunstancias por las que atraviesa su activismo. Marusia López Cruz* fue una de las participantes y facilitadora del proceso previo y durante la reunión. Conversamos con ella para tener una visión desde adentro de esta articulación.
Por Gabriela De Cicco
AWID: ¿Qué las llevó a reunirse y qué temas se trataron durante la reunión?
Marusia López Cruz: La preocupación compartida de las organizaciones convocantes (Consorcio Oaxaca, AWID, JASS, UDEFEGUA y la Alianza Centroamericana) por el incremento de los ataques y violaciones a los derechos de defensoras de derechos humanos en Mesoamérica, en un marco de poco reconocimiento y visibilización del aporte y de los riesgos y formas de violencia específicos que las defensoras enfrentan en el ejercicio de su labor.
Nos dimos cuenta que necesitábamos identificar, considerar y definir medidas de protección ante las circunstancias específicas que enfrentan las defensoras de derechos humanos, sobre todo cuando desafían normas y prácticas patriarcales (incluso al interior de sus movimientos) y son atacadas por actores no estatales. Ello con la intención de aumentar nuestra capacidad regional de respuesta oportuna y de generar las medidas de seguridad y cuidado necesarias para actuar en las condiciones adversas y autoritarias que vivimos en la región.
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awid.org/esl/Temas-y-Analisis/Temas-y-Analisis2/Reunion-Mesoamericana-de-Defensoras-de-Derechos
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| 25 Jun 2010 - 08:29 | CIMAC Mx
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/10062408-Camp . . .
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Informarán a las mujeres sobre derecho a la ILE en caso de violación
Campaña “Acciones de vigilancia y denuncia de la NOM-046”
Por Anayeli García Martínez
México, D.F., 24 jun 10 (CIMAC).- Durante 2009, siete Secretarías de Salud estatales registraron mil 544 casos de víctimas de violación sexual, lo que demuestra los altos niveles de violencia que viven las mujeres en el país, y la importancia de aplicar la Norma Oficial Mexicana 046-SSA2-2005. Violencia familiar, sexual y contra las mujeres (NOM-046).
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www.cimacnoticias.com/site/10062408-Campana-Acciones-d.43017.0.html
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| 25 Jun 2010 - 08:24 | Association for Women's Rights in Development
URL: awid.org/eng/About-AWID/AWID-Initiatives . . .
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Feminists on the Frontline: Case Studies of Resisting and Challenging Fundamentalisms
This collection of case studies is a testament to the women and men around the world who have stood up to reject the imposition of norms and values in the name of religion as well as to expose and challenge the privileged position given to religion in public policies. In 2008 AWID launched a call for proposals to document the strategies of women's rights activists confronting religious fundamentalisms. The final 18 case studies presented here are drawn from a wide range of religious and geographical contexts, and cover various fields of activism. We hope that this collection will inspire, inform and encourage discussion and debate. Please visit this page again for updates, as finalized case studies and a brief summary of each case study will be posted on a rolling basis. We will also soon be posting a paper that introduces the trends and themes that are threaded through the various case studies.
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awid.org/eng/About-AWID/AWID-Initiatives/Resisting-and-Challenging-Religious-Fundamentalisms/CF-Case_Studies
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| 25 Jun 2010 - 08:06 | Association for Women's Rights in Development
URL: awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Issues- . . .
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Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders in Meso-America Region
The Meeting of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in the Meso-American Region was held from April 23-25, 2010 in Oaxaca, Mexico. Participants discussed strategies to protect WHRDs in the various contexts of their activism. AWID spoke with Marusia López Cruz,* one of the meeting organizers, about the event.
By Gabriela De Cicco
AWID: What was the goal of the meeting, and what issues did it address?
Marusia López Cruz: The organizations that organized the meeting (Consorcio Oaxaca, AWID, Just Associates (JASS), UDEFEGUA and Alianza Centroamericana) are concerned about the increasingly frequent attacks and other human rights violations that WHRDs in the region face. In Meso-America, there is little recognition of their contributions and the risks they face.
We realized that we needed to analyze the situation of WHRDs in the region and identify protection measures, especially where these activists challenge patriarchal norms and practices (including within their own movements) and are consequently attacked by non-governmental actors. We also wanted to increase, on a region-wide scale, our capacity for timely responses to the crises WHRDs face, and to find ways to enhance their security in the context of the adverse and repressive conditions in which they work and live.
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awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Protecting-Women-Human-Rights-Defenders-in-Meso-America-Region
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| 24 Jun 2010 - 09:45 | CultureUnplugged
URL: www.cultureunplugged.com/play/2752/Angel . . .
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30 min online film
Angel
Spanish with subtitles
Angel > Synopsis:
Angel is confronted with his addiction to domestic violence and its consequences. His wife, Graciela, is severely affected by the physical and emotional violence suffered and tries to find help in her community, but support is refused. Depressed and without hope to escape the circle of violence, Graciela tries to commit suicide. Angel saves her and understands that life with violence is unsupportable. Confronted with this reality, Angel decides to change and recuperate his family. The process of reconstruction of his identity represents a great challenge for Angel; he is obliged to confront himself, his â��machismoâ�ᦙ 3; culture and his proper existential void. The ups and downs of his recuperation force him to open himself to a process of soul-searching and the profound changes of behavior and habits that are required to achieve an authentic transformation. His love for Graciela and his children and the desire to avoid the loss of his family give Angel the strength to fight for them and for his own happiness. To overcome his own existential void, he starts the painful process of searching for the roots of violence he suffered as a child because of the disrespect for his mazahua culture and his mother language
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www.cultureunplugged.com/play/2752/Angel/Vm10a01GSnJPVmRSYkVwUlZrUkJPUT09KzE=
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| 24 Jun 2010 - 08:57 | Amecopress
URL: www.justicewomen.com/articles/manage/man . . .
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Espana
El Ministerio de Igualdad abre una web de recursos para la prevención y asistencia de víctimas de malos tratos
De fácil acceso, ofrece información sobre los recursos más cercanos por categorías
por Elena Duque
Madrid, 24 jun (10). AmecoPress. El Ministerio de Igualdad ha puesto en marcha una nueva página web con información sobre los recursos para la prevención y asistencia a las víctimas de violencia de género.
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| 24 Jun 2010 - 08:39 | The Daily Iowan
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URL: www.dailyiowan.com/2010/06/23/Metro/1765 . . .
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Study finds link in abuse, abortion
BY KATE FOWLER
Abortion-seeking women are more likely to have experienced partner violence than the general population, according to a recent study by University of Iowa professors and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.
The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, was based on a series of private screenings of 986 women seeking abortions at Planned Parenthood on issues of physical and sexual abuse, as well as battering. Researchers completed the study over a period of 81⁄2 months; all the participants were Iowa residents.
Researchers found nearly 14 percent of the women who sought abortions had experienced domestic violence from a partner in the previous 12 months. And 74 percent of those women said they had been abused by a former partner rather than their current partner.
Anne Wallis, a co-author and a UI assistant professor of epidemiology, said this is a meaningful discovery — from one of the largest samples of women from an abortion clinic ever studied.
“There is a myth in our society that abused women are at fault and don’t leave their relationships,” Wallis said. “Our research shows that this myth isn’t true and that a lot of women do leave abusive relationships.”
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www.dailyiowan.com/2010/06/23/Metro/17652.html
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| 23 Jun 2010 - 21:22 | National Immigration Law Center
URL: www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Humanitarian/Battere . . .
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New Brochure:
Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes: Information for Law Enforcement, Health Care Providers, and Others.
Brochure about U and T visas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a brochure titled Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes: Information for Law Enforcement, Health Care Providers, and Others.
The brochure summarizes immigrant eligibility for U visas (available to victims of certain crimes) and T visas (available to victims of severe trafficking crimes).
For more information about the brochures, contact Rachel Ellis, Office of Public Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs Division, USCIS, at 202-272-1240.
Download Brochure
www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Humanitarian/Battered%20Spouse,%20Children%20&%20Parents/Immigration%20Options%20for%20Victims%20of%20Crimes.pdf
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| 23 Jun 2010 - 07:49 | CIMAC Mx
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/10062205-Sin- . . .
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Ausencia de Fernando Gómez Mont, en reunión con legisladoras
Sin dinero para cumplir con la sentencia de la CoIDH: SG
Por Gladis Torres
México, D.F, 22 jun 10 (CIMAC).- Durante tres horas, funcionarios de la Secretaría de Gobernación (SG), trataron de explicar a las diputadas que integran la Comisión Especial de Feminicidios, cuál es el mecanismo implementado por el Estado mexicano, para cumplir con la sentencia de “Campo Algodonero”, sin que los argumentos fueran suficientes y convincentes para las legisladoras.
En la primera audiencia pública realizada hoy en San Lázaro, mientras el fútbol distraía a los capitalinos, algunas invitadas e invitados llegaron con 30 minutos de retraso, a rendir cuentas ante la Comisión Especial para Conocer y dar Seguimiento Puntual y Exhaustivo a las Acciones emprendidas por las autoridades competentes en relación a los Feminicidios registrados en México.
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www.cimacnoticias.com/site/10062205-Sin-dinero-para-cum.42995.0.html
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| 23 Jun 2010 - 07:31 | Center for Women's Global Leadership
URL: www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/kit10/theme. . . .
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16 Days Campaign 2010 Theme on Militarism & Violence Against Women
Dear colleagues,
As you probably know, CWGL has recently released the 2010 Theme
Announcement for the 16 Days Campaign. We know that many of your program
areas that focus on human rights, human security, and peace-building are
closely related to this theme, so we wanted to share this information
with you for dissemination to your networks.
We'd be happy to receive any feedback or comments from you about the
theme as we continue to develop campaign materials. In particular, if
you have any resources or links that you'd like us to include in a
bibliography on militarism and violence against women, we'd appreciate
the suggestions. Attached is the full theme announcement with more
information about the campaign.
Please let us know if you are interested in collaborating with us on the
campaign. We will be developing additional campaign materials over the
next few months.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas!
Best wishes,
The CWGL Staff
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign
Center for Women's Global Leadership
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
160 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555
Tel: 1-732-932-8782
Fax: 1-732-932-1180
Email: 16days@cwgl.rutgers.edu
Website: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu
Theme info,
www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/kit10/theme.html
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| 22 Jun 2010 - 16:46 | Oakland Local
URL: oaklandlocal.com/article/youth-trafficki . . .
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Youth Trafficking in Oakland. An Oakland Investigative Series
This is the index to Oakland Local's complete May 2010 series on youth trafficking, a growing problem in Oakland, Calif. Investigative reporters Barbara Grady and Sarah Terry-Cobo spent six weeks on "the track," Oakland's International Boulevard, talking with survivors, police, social services advocates and the district attorney's office to get inside the booming problem of trafficked youth in Oakland.
Resources: Take action against youth trafficking!
Part 1: Youth Trafficking is Big Business Despite Government, Police Efforts
Part 2: Victims of Youth Trafficking in Oakland
Part 3: Fighting Youth Trafficking: Recession, Weak Laws Make it Hard
Part 4: Solving Youth Trafficking: Educating "Johns" Curbs Demand
Part 5: Alameda County DA's Office: Crusade to Rescue Youth, Prosecute Pimps
Part 6: Oakland's Sexually Trafficked Youth: Arrest or Treat These Victims?
Part 7: Rescuing Trafficked Youth: Building a House for Kids With No Home
Part 8: Trafficking Solutions Hindered by Lack of Funds in the Great Recession
Profile: Working in the Sex Slave Trade
A Night on the Track: On Oakland's International Boulevard, young girls abound after nightfall,
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oaklandlocal.com/article/youth-trafficking-series-index
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| 22 Jun 2010 - 08:59 | Feminist Law Professor Blog, Bridget Crawford
URL: www.feministlawprofessors.com/
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Soccer Educational Outreach Program to Stop Domestic Violence
Posted on June 20, 2010 by Bridget Crawford
I've watched more ESPN in the last week than I have in the last year. I've caught FIFA World Cup fever, along with millions of other sports fans around the world.
I was interested to learn that there is a "Young Leaders Summit" taking place in Johannesburg at the same time as the World Cup. 200 young people are attending this summit, sponsored by Man Up, a global youth campaign to stop violence against women and girls. Here's how Man Up describes "the issues" (source):
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| 22 Jun 2010 - 08:54 | La Revuelta
URL: www.larevuelta.com.ar/articulos/MC_2010_ . . .
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El aborto clandestino está entre nosotras y nosotros
Ruth Zurbriggen
Hablar del aborto y la práctica de abortar supone polémicas (me refiero especialmente al aborto inducido ante un embarazo no deseado). La palabra produce efectos variados: provoca, sacude, irrita, desconcierta, aturde, molesta, activa complicidades, evoca experiencias, silencia también…
Abortar y aborto, verbo y sustantivo a los que mejor negarles estatus de palabra dicha y repetida. Sin embargo, la obscena insistencia de ninguneo significa quitarle existencia a las experiencias de alrededor de 500 mil mujeres que año a año interrumpen embarazos de manera clandestina en Argentina (cifra que surge de estimaciones oficiales). Significa volver anónimas las vidas de las que mueren o sufren graves complicaciones de salud por prácticas inseguras, siempre las empobrecidas económicamente.
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www.larevuelta.com.ar/articulos/MC_2010_06_03.html
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| 22 Jun 2010 - 08:45 | la vanguardia
URL: www.lavanguardia.es/ciudadanos/noticias/ . . .
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Más esclavas sexuales que nunca
La periodista mexicana Lydia Cacho dibuja el mapamundi del tráfico de mujeres | Cada año, 1,39 millones de personas pasan a engrosan la nómina de esclavos sexuales | Este negocio vive –protegido por el poder– su momento de máximo esplendor
Nunca en la historia de la humanidad se habían secuestrado, comprado y esclavizado sexualmente a tantas mujeres comoahora. La trata de seres humanos está documentada en 175 naciones y, cada año, 1,39 millones de personas –la mayoría, mujeres y niñas– pasan a engrosar la nómina de esclavos sexuales. Las cifras crecen y crecen y, según la periodista Lydia Cacho (México, 1963), que acaba de publicar Esclavas del poder (Debate), "muy pronto se superará el número de esclavos vendidos en la época de la esclavitud africana que se extendió del siglo XVI al XIX".
Una menor como reclamo
El libro de Cacho recoge la investigación que durante cinco años ha llevado a esta corajuda mujer a recorrer medio mundo (Turquía, Israel, Japón, Camboya, Birmania, Argentina, México, Senegal, Uzbekistán, España...) rastreando los flujos del tráfico de mujeres, y entrevistando a víctimas, clientes, proxenetas, militares, políticos, mafiosos, banqueros, policías, sicarios, familiares... disfrazándose si era menester –a la manera de su admirado Günter Wallraff–, por ejemplo, de novicia para pasear sin peligro por un barrio mafioso de México, o de turista para visitar un prostíbulo de jóvenes en Tokio. El resultado de su trabajo no ofrece lugar a dudas: pese a las versiones oficiales que minimizan la cuestión y a la tendencia occidental de mirar hacia otro lado, este negocio vive –protegido por múltiples poderes– su momento de máximo esplendor.
"Las mismas fuerzas que tendrían que haber erradicado la esclavitud –afirma Cacho, refiriéndose a la economía de mercado y al mundo global– la han potenciado a una escala sin precedentes". Además, se ha impuesto, en el terreno de las ideas, "una cultura de normalización de estas prácticas, vistas como un mal menor". Cacho –que fue torturada y encarcelada en México en el 2005 por sus denuncias sobre pornografía infantil– demuestra en su libro cómo los grupos criminales actúan en connivencia con el poder político y económico. Una imagen puede simbolizarlo: en la ciudad japonesa de Kobe, "varios policías vestidos de civil" protegían la entronización del nuevo padrino de la mafia. Menos espectacular, pero igualmente revelador, la periodista detalla cómo en Europa y EE.UU., a pesar de sus leyes contra el tráfico, se permite de facto. "En EE.UU. –afirma Cacho– ser cliente de prostitución está penado por la ley. Sin embargo, miles de centros nocturnos, casas de masajes y servicios de acompañantes se anuncian en los diarios más prestigiosos".
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www.lavanguardia.es/ciudadanos/noticias/20100604/53939625091/mas-esclavas-sexuales-que-nunca.html
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| 22 Jun 2010 - 08:27 | Ms. Foundation
URL: ms.foundation.org/our_work/broad-change- . . .
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Efforts to Address Gender-Based Violence: A Look at Foundation Funding
Newly Released Report - Download [pdf]: Efforts to Address Gender-Based Violence: A Look at Foundation Funding
Foundations play a critical role in supporting efforts to address gender-based violence, yet little research has been conducted on the level or type of funding in the U.S. Spurred by the paucity of data and analysis, the Ms. Foundation for Women undertook a multi-pronged study to measure the scope, focus and impact of funding in this area. Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, this report reviews the progress foundations have made in addressing gender based violence in order to sketch the current philanthropic landscape and its potential for growth.
Efforts to Address Gender-Based Violence: A Look at Foundation Funding includes:
Data derived from survey responses of over 100 grantmakers and practitioners in the field of gender-based violence
In-depth interviews with diverse funders in the field
Listings of the top foundations that give in this issue area
Recommendations for current funders and those who are considering supporting this issue.
for link to downloadable pdf, go to
ms.foundation.org/our_work/broad-change-areas/ending-violence/Efforts-to-Address-Gender-Based-Violence-A-Look-at-Foundation-Funding
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| 21 Jun 2010 - 16:47 | California Against Slavery
URL: www.californiaagainstslavery.org/2010/05 . . .
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Rally In Sacramento
for Stronger Human Trafficking Laws
Hey California, let’s make a BIG DEAL of this BIG ISSUE!
WHEN: June 28, 2010, 10AM to 1PM
WHERE (Updated!): Meet at Ziggurat Building at 9:45AM. We will march to State Capitol West Steps
(Parking at the Ziggurat Building Parking Lot is $2/hr. It is located at 707 3rd Street West Sacramento, CA 95605.)
Join us and be a part of this historic event. We will march as one voice to call for stronger human trafficking laws in California and stress the growing problem of human trafficking in the state.
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www.californiaagainstslavery.org/2010/05/10/rally-in-sacramento/
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| 21 Jun 2010 - 09:56 | Artemisa
URL: www.artemisanoticias.com.ar/site/notas.a . . .
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Abusos en consultorios ginecológicos
Por Carolina Escudero
El abuso sexual también puede suceder en el consultorio ginecológico. Tres casos, de Neuquén, Santa Fe y Olavarría, se sumaron a las denuncias de esta índole ante la justicia. Si bien estos hechos parecen muy difíciles de probar, los escraches aparecen como una modalidad efectiva. Las organizaciones de mujeres y la web son el punto de encuentro y referencia para afrontar estas circunstancias.
El caso que dio el puntapié inicial a las denuncias fue el de una profesora de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue, de 27 años, que en febrero de 2009 denunció ante la Fiscalía General de Neuquén a uno de los tocoginecólogos más reconocidos de esa ciudad. Tras ser sobreseído en primera instancia, la mujer decidió hacer público el hecho. La Cámara de Apelaciones de Neuquén decidió entonces revocar el sobreseimiento y ordenó que se profundice la investigación del episodio denunciado en diciembre del año pasado.
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www.artemisanoticias.com.ar/site/notas.asp?id=28&idnota=7036
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| 21 Jun 2010 - 09:33 | UNFPA
URL: www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/ . . .
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It Takes 2: Partnering with Men in Reproductive and Sexual Health
UNFPA
"This publication offers guidance on effective and gender-sensitive ways to engage men in the reproductive and sexual health of themselves and their partners. It includes examples of successful strategies and programming as well as lessons learned
see,
www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2003/ItTakes2_eng.pdf
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| 21 Jun 2010 - 09:16 | IPS Noticias - Las Mujeres Son Noticia
URL: www.ipsnoticias.net/nota.asp?idnews=9570 . . .
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Rampante violencia contra las mujeres
Por Laure Pichegru
JOHANNESBURGO, jun (IPS) - En la República Democrática del Congo las mujeres son objeto de abusos sexuales, mutilaciones y asesinatos, dijo indignada la activista Immaculée Birhaheka. La mayor parte de esos actos de violencia quedan impunes.
"En la sala que creamos para las víctimas de la violencia sexual en el hospital Panzi, en (la oriental provincia de) Kivu del Sur, todavía vemos mujeres que llegan de diferentes provincias vecinas", agregó la coordinadora de la organización no gubernamental congoleña Promoción y Apoyo a las Iniciativas de las Mujeres.
La operación Amani Leo, lanzada en enero por la Misión de las Naciones Unidas en la República Democrática del Congo (Monuc) y las Fuerzas Armadas (FARDC) de ese país, se extenderá hasta septiembre.
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| 21 Jun 2010 - 08:46 | Women Make Movies
URL: www.wmm.com/advscripts/wmmvideo.aspx?pid . . .
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New film release from
Women Make Movies
A CRUSHING LOVE - Movie
Chicanas, Motherhood and Activism
A film by Sylvia Morales
2009, 58 minutes, Color, DVD
Order No. W10977
A CRUSHING LOVE, Sylvia Morales’ sequel to her groundbreaking history of Chicana women, CHICANA (1979), honors the achievements of five activist Latinas—labor organizer/farm worker leader Dolores Huerta, author/educator Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, writer/playwright/educator Cherrie Moraga, civil rights advocate Alicia Escalante, and historian/writer Martha Cotera—and considers how these single mothers managed to be parents and effect broad-based social change at the same time.
Questions about reconciling competing demands are ones that highly acclaimed filmmaker Sylvia Morales, a working mother of two herself, pondered aloud as she prepared this documentary. Historical footage and recent interviews with each woman reveal their contributions to key struggles for Latino empowerment and other major movements of our time. Both they and their grown children thoughtfully explore the challenges, adaptations, rewards, and missteps involved in juggling dual roles. Scenes of Morales at work and at home, often humorously overlaid with her teenage daughter’s commentary, bring the dilemma up to date. Chicana continues to be used in classrooms more than thirty years after it was made; A CRUSHING LOVE is a memorable sequel which offers us indelible portraits of unforgettable women, including one of Morales herself.
see clip
www.wmm.com/advscripts/wmmvideo.aspx?pid=78
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