DECREASE BUT NO INCREASE IN CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN LATIN AMERICA. CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGIONS ARE AN highest murder rate
Central America and the Caribbean are the regions where the highest rate of murders of women, also called "femicide" , says the III International Report "Violence against women in relationships" , developed and published by the Centro Reina Sofía from Valencia (Spain ). The study analyzed data on 135 countries between 2000 and 2006.
The report reveals that in 2006 were killed 42 women per million , throughout Latin America. Although the femenicidio has filed a decline in much of the world, Dominican Republic was the country of Latin America and the Caribbean, which had the highest increase in this phenomenon.
According to the report, countries that were highlighted in the occurrence of femenicidios in general were El Salvador, with 129 murders of women, per million inhabitants, Guatemala with femenicidios 93 cases per million, Honduras, with 45, Colombia , with 50 entries. In femenicidio specific analysis in the domestic environment, the report notes that most of the cases occurred in Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico and .
Mexico and Colombia top the list of countries in the Latin American region a greater number of women murdered in the home environment. Colombia also ranks second in cases of femenicidio between partners or former partners.
Puerto Rico, Honduras, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Nicaragua are among the countries that record numbers, over half of murders of women fruit of relationships between partners or former partners, according to Report. Although the femenicidio has declined, in general, about 45% between 2000 and 2006, murders committed between partners or former partners increased by 15%.
Despite these numbers, the report notes that Latin American countries and Caribbean countries have made great strides in the development of laws against femenicidio. The problem is that these rules do not apply.
generally femenicidios cases occur, most often, with the use of weapons such as knives, for example. Studies indicate that the aggressors were abused during childhood and use in adulthood, violence to resolve conflicts.
For the first time the report included the views of 37 NGOs on the effectiveness of laws to combat femenicidio. Of the 135 countries surveyed, only 72 developed specific laws or proposed laws to protect women. In Europe, there was some momentum, as Since 2006, 28 new laws were implemented.
To read the report :
According to the report, countries that were highlighted in the occurrence of femenicidios in general were El Salvador, with 129 murders of women, per million inhabitants, Guatemala with femenicidios 93 cases per million, Honduras, with 45, Colombia , with 50 entries. In femenicidio specific analysis in the domestic environment, the report notes that most of the cases occurred in Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico and .
Mexico and Colombia top the list of countries in the Latin American region a greater number of women murdered in the home environment. Colombia also ranks second in cases of femenicidio between partners or former partners.
Puerto Rico, Honduras, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Nicaragua are among the countries that record numbers, over half of murders of women fruit of relationships between partners or former partners, according to Report. Although the femenicidio has declined, in general, about 45% between 2000 and 2006, murders committed between partners or former partners increased by 15%.
Despite these numbers, the report notes that Latin American countries and Caribbean countries have made great strides in the development of laws against femenicidio. The problem is that these rules do not apply.
generally femenicidios cases occur, most often, with the use of weapons such as knives, for example. Studies indicate that the aggressors were abused during childhood and use in adulthood, violence to resolve conflicts.
For the first time the report included the views of 37 NGOs on the effectiveness of laws to combat femenicidio. Of the 135 countries surveyed, only 72 developed specific laws or proposed laws to protect women. In Europe, there was some momentum, as Since 2006, 28 new laws were implemented.
To read the report :
In Chihuahua, killed in seven months than in all of 2010
In the Mexican state of Chihuahua , whose capital is Ciudad Juárez on 18 August, exceeded the total number of murders of women around the year 2010
With three cases discovered that day, the record reached femicide 169, while during 2009 the figure was 164 and in 2008 there were 87.
With three cases discovered that day, the record reached femicide 169, while during 2009 the figure was 164 and in 2008 there were 87.
Official statistics state that 90 percent of cases of crimes against women is related to organized crime and the rest to domestic violence or family. File journalistic
states that in January 2010 occurred 16 murders against women, 9 February, 28 March, 15 April and 17 May, while June ended with 29 victims, July 25 and 29 cases so far August.
states that in January 2010 occurred 16 murders against women, 9 February, 28 March, 15 April and 17 May, while June ended with 29 victims, July 25 and 29 cases so far August.
Official data of the Attorney General of the State (PGJE ) state that 846 women have been murdered from 1993 to date, when it began to be documented femicide.
Monitoring of journalism that takes intentional homicides committed against women, indicates that the January 21, 1993 December 31, 2007, 427 crimes were quantified, while the 2008 closed with a total of 87 cases, 2009 with 164 and until yesterday had 168 murders committed against the female gender.
The breakdown of data is set in 1993 was reported in 19 events, 19 in 1994, 36 in 1995, 37 in 1996, 32 in 1997, 36 in 1998, 18 in 1999, 32 in 2000, 37 2001, 36 in 2002, 28 in 2003, 19 in 2004, 33 in 2005, 20 in 2006, 25 in 2007, 87 in 2008, 164 in 2009 and 168 in 2010.
In the latest killings of victims did not exceed 25 years.
Femicide in Guatemala
Although the authorities in Guatemala the main motives of the violent deaths of women, are the links to the gangs, gangs or criminal groups organized, family violence and personal vendettas, women's organizations believe that the killings result from unequal power relations between women and men.
According to a publication of the evening "The Time ", most cases investigated by the judiciary, have been associated with the actions of gangs and organized crime groups.
They are attacked when they attempt to leave or betray the gang and when they make mistakes in any criminal action, reports. Stresses that
so far in 2010 there have been 410 violent deaths of women , which shows a slight upward trend compared with previous years statistics. The main feature is that murderers are extremely sexist, the newspaper said.
In contrast, feminist organizations for the violent death of women stems First, the unequal power relations between women and men and, secondly, the way society views women: a property on which to decide, exposed.
Sandra Morán, Women's Sector, states that in the violent deaths of Guatemalan also is closely related to the role they play in society.
Women empowered and participatory sectors cause discontent traditionalists who insist that the female is in charge of performing household chores, he says.
To Moran is in those spaces where citizens are more vulnerable to being abused by their partners, a situation aggravated when the authorities do not provide specific protection measures, or do not facilitate access to justice.
A report by the Mutual Support Group (GAM) recommended strengthening the authorities dealing with complaints, especially about family violence, sexual or property, and that failure to act promptly generated the conditions for the aggressor violent victims to death.
About the increase in violent deaths of women in Guatemala , United Nations in 2009 introduced in this country campaign with five goals JOIN that must be met in 2015 and are intended to end violence against women.
This year we launched the regional campaign Access to Justice for Women in Central America and Mexico , a region that in 2009 carried out more than 2,300 femicides in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua , El Salvador and Mexico.
regional campaign adopted the first of the five objectives of UNITE , which states that the absence of laws to end violence and their non-implementation where there already is widespread in the world and impunity is often the result of States to implement international standards in national and local levels.
Where are the young Mexican?
For Gladis Torres Ruiz (*)
As a result of a series of omissions of the State, the human rights of young Mexican women, ages 15 and 29 years old are constantly violated.
Every day, they face a lack of opportunities and denial of basic rights such as access to education, health services, and employment. At high This lack of public policies, they are included in the generation of so-called "Ninis" (neither in school nor working). Young Mexican
occupy much of their time in home care and others, daughters, sisters, wives or daughters assume the role of "caregivers", because society considers "better prepared" than men for this task, said Perla Vazquez, general coordinator of Choose Youth Network for Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
And although it is not their choice, young people without opportunities, are responsible for doing unpaid work, feeding, caring, and doing chores for others, while others go to seek employment and other options, ie reproduces and reinforces the construction of a macho culture, the specialist told Inter Press Service.
According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) in 2005, in 100 Mexican aged 15 and over, 10 could not read or write, and 7 out of 100 men were illiterate.
A fifth (21.7 percent) of women aged 15 and over residing in localities of less than 2 000 500 inhabitants could not read or write, compared to 16 percent of men.
The National Survey on Time Use (ENUT) 2009, indicates that women devote 29.2 hours week on housework, while men only 7.8 hours in the same period.
Mexican women spend almost 20 hours to the work of caring for others, while men hold 8.8 hours to this task.
Although the authorities in Guatemala the main motives of the violent deaths of women, are the links to the gangs, gangs or criminal groups organized, family violence and personal vendettas, women's organizations believe that the killings result from unequal power relations between women and men.
According to a publication of the evening "The Time ", most cases investigated by the judiciary, have been associated with the actions of gangs and organized crime groups.
They are attacked when they attempt to leave or betray the gang and when they make mistakes in any criminal action, reports. Stresses that
so far in 2010 there have been 410 violent deaths of women , which shows a slight upward trend compared with previous years statistics. The main feature is that murderers are extremely sexist, the newspaper said.
In contrast, feminist organizations for the violent death of women stems First, the unequal power relations between women and men and, secondly, the way society views women: a property on which to decide, exposed.
Sandra Morán, Women's Sector, states that in the violent deaths of Guatemalan also is closely related to the role they play in society.
Women empowered and participatory sectors cause discontent traditionalists who insist that the female is in charge of performing household chores, he says.
To Moran is in those spaces where citizens are more vulnerable to being abused by their partners, a situation aggravated when the authorities do not provide specific protection measures, or do not facilitate access to justice.
A report by the Mutual Support Group (GAM) recommended strengthening the authorities dealing with complaints, especially about family violence, sexual or property, and that failure to act promptly generated the conditions for the aggressor violent victims to death.
About the increase in violent deaths of women in Guatemala , United Nations in 2009 introduced in this country campaign with five goals JOIN that must be met in 2015 and are intended to end violence against women.
This year we launched the regional campaign Access to Justice for Women in Central America and Mexico , a region that in 2009 carried out more than 2,300 femicides in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua , El Salvador and Mexico.
regional campaign adopted the first of the five objectives of UNITE , which states that the absence of laws to end violence and their non-implementation where there already is widespread in the world and impunity is often the result of States to implement international standards in national and local levels.
Where are the young Mexican?
For Gladis Torres Ruiz (*)
As a result of a series of omissions of the State, the human rights of young Mexican women, ages 15 and 29 years old are constantly violated.
Every day, they face a lack of opportunities and denial of basic rights such as access to education, health services, and employment. At high This lack of public policies, they are included in the generation of so-called "Ninis" (neither in school nor working). Young Mexican
occupy much of their time in home care and others, daughters, sisters, wives or daughters assume the role of "caregivers", because society considers "better prepared" than men for this task, said Perla Vazquez, general coordinator of Choose Youth Network for Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
And although it is not their choice, young people without opportunities, are responsible for doing unpaid work, feeding, caring, and doing chores for others, while others go to seek employment and other options, ie reproduces and reinforces the construction of a macho culture, the specialist told Inter Press Service.
According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) in 2005, in 100 Mexican aged 15 and over, 10 could not read or write, and 7 out of 100 men were illiterate.
A fifth (21.7 percent) of women aged 15 and over residing in localities of less than 2 000 500 inhabitants could not read or write, compared to 16 percent of men.
The National Survey on Time Use (ENUT) 2009, indicates that women devote 29.2 hours week on housework, while men only 7.8 hours in the same period.
Mexican women spend almost 20 hours to the work of caring for others, while men hold 8.8 hours to this task.
For every child or child under five years, work at home increased by 5.92 percent, while that for every girl and boy of 6 to 12 years of age, the workload grows 4.87 percent.
addition, women represent 70.49 percent of the people who support other households, while men only 29 percent. Women's Rights
addition, women represent 70.49 percent of the people who support other households, while men only 29 percent. Women's Rights
"In Mexico, young women are the main target of human rights violations in sexual and reproductive health, violence and femicide," said Perla Vazquez.
The policies implemented by the federal government, violate all the rights of women, "all murdered, the disappeared, victims of domestic violence, and who are denied access to termination of pregnancy, they are young" said.
The report "Youth in Latin America, trends and urgency" of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico points out that pregnancy in women aged between 15 and 19 years old, has been increasing.
That fact, is directly related to educational level and school dropout. Notes that at that age pregnancies are at higher risk, since most young people belong to the poorest sectors of the population.
In states such as Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Chiapas and Guerrero, killing more than 6 women, between 15 and 24 per 100 thousand, due to complications with childbirth and postpartum period, figures show National Population Council 2007.
add that 28.3 percent of girls suffer economic violence claims the couple how it spends money, does not give spending, spend what you need for your home or work or study prohibited. 12.9 percent had been victimized at some point in their lives some kind of physical violence. After
in April 2007 legalized abortion in Mexico City in 17 states of the country is exercised violence against girls by denying them their right to decide to establish in their constitutions for the "protection of life from conception. " Murderers
the streets
Imelda Marrufo, representative of the Network Bureau of Women in Ciudad Juarez, recalled that while in the most critical years femicide (years 90), there were about 60 murders a year in the first 4 months of 2010, 126 women have been killed and those responsible are in the streets.
Allegations of missing women, said, have not ceased and 2008 to date is estimated that there are 91 missing women, 55 of them are minors.
agenda in this, which is the World Youth Year, Mexico will host the World Conference theme and in that forum, will cover topics such as the role of youth issues such as violence, the processes of peacebuilding, HIV / AIDS and access to new technologies.
23 to 27 August in Leon, Guanajuato, seek legislative recommendations for advancing the agenda of youth, as well as positioning the subject and reflect the global reality of youth so as to create targeted public policies.
Conference-divided into a parliamentary forum of civil society and a government, will seek to be a forum for discussion and reflection on youth rights and promotion of the Millennium Development Goals.
(*) Article published on August 16, 2010 in News Cimac , Mexican website supporter of "journalism gender "
(Sources: Adital, The Daily Local-Ciudad Juárez, CN-Cimac News
The policies implemented by the federal government, violate all the rights of women, "all murdered, the disappeared, victims of domestic violence, and who are denied access to termination of pregnancy, they are young" said.
The report "Youth in Latin America, trends and urgency" of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico points out that pregnancy in women aged between 15 and 19 years old, has been increasing.
That fact, is directly related to educational level and school dropout. Notes that at that age pregnancies are at higher risk, since most young people belong to the poorest sectors of the population.
In states such as Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Chiapas and Guerrero, killing more than 6 women, between 15 and 24 per 100 thousand, due to complications with childbirth and postpartum period, figures show National Population Council 2007.
add that 28.3 percent of girls suffer economic violence claims the couple how it spends money, does not give spending, spend what you need for your home or work or study prohibited. 12.9 percent had been victimized at some point in their lives some kind of physical violence. After
in April 2007 legalized abortion in Mexico City in 17 states of the country is exercised violence against girls by denying them their right to decide to establish in their constitutions for the "protection of life from conception. " Murderers
the streets
Imelda Marrufo, representative of the Network Bureau of Women in Ciudad Juarez, recalled that while in the most critical years femicide (years 90), there were about 60 murders a year in the first 4 months of 2010, 126 women have been killed and those responsible are in the streets.
Allegations of missing women, said, have not ceased and 2008 to date is estimated that there are 91 missing women, 55 of them are minors.
agenda in this, which is the World Youth Year, Mexico will host the World Conference theme and in that forum, will cover topics such as the role of youth issues such as violence, the processes of peacebuilding, HIV / AIDS and access to new technologies.
23 to 27 August in Leon, Guanajuato, seek legislative recommendations for advancing the agenda of youth, as well as positioning the subject and reflect the global reality of youth so as to create targeted public policies.
Conference-divided into a parliamentary forum of civil society and a government, will seek to be a forum for discussion and reflection on youth rights and promotion of the Millennium Development Goals.
(*) Article published on August 16, 2010 in News Cimac , Mexican website supporter of "journalism gender "
(Sources: Adital, The Daily Local-Ciudad Juárez, CN-Cimac News
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