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Women: For a life without violence

“Women: For a life without violence” (April 2006) A special report featuring news and analysis on this grave, and often overlooked, human rights violation.

This report focuses on:

Prevalence of violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Causes of violence against women
Increase in femicides
Abuses suffered by female factory workers in Central America
Gender violence in times of armed conflict
Girls trapped into the sex trade
Weak laws and impunity for these violations

We hope that this report draws attention to these crimes and contributes to a greater understanding of the trend, promoting action to put it to an end.

The complete or partial reproduction of these articles is permitted as long as we are credited and sent a copy.

Below you will find each of the individual articles from the report, or click on one of the following icons to download a copy of the report in either Microsoft Word or in pdf format.

Articles


	LATIN AMERICA / THE CARIBBEAN Women at risk Latinamerica Press Region’s deeply-rooted patriarchal values and passive governments impede the eradication of gender-based violence. see more		GUATEMALA / MEXICO Feminicides on the rise Miriam Ruiz Governments of both countries demonstrate their incapacity and lack of interest in preventing female genocide. see more


	CENTRAL AMERICA Maquila workers tolerate abuse María Lourdes Arce Young female workers keep their mouths shut when subjected to physical and verbal abuse on the job. see more		CUBA A well-known secret Lucila Horta Grassroots efforts are underway to dispel the myth that domestic violence is a private matter. see more


	COLOMBIA / PERU War crimes Julissa Mantilla Falcón Violence against women in armed conflicts remains a mere sidebar. see more		ECUADOR Nowhere to run Luis Ángel Saavedra Young Colombian refugees fall victim to sexual exploitation across the border. see more


	MEXICO Girls in the shadow of Cancun’s dark side Susana Seijas With words and activism, Lydia Cacho unmasks the child sex trade lurking beneath resort town’s luxurious façade. see more		LATIN AMERICA Gender-based violence and AIDS Cecilia Remón Female victims of domestic violence are increasingly susceptible prone to contracting HIV. see more


	BRAZIL Abused women lack government support José Pedro Martins The rejection of violence against women is significant, but only a small step to changing cultural norms. see more		COSTA RICA New law may put limits on aggressors’ impunity María Flórez-Estrada Women subjected to violence still face long road before reaching justice. see more


	CHILE Domestic violence continues despite legal reforms Maxine Lowy Legal establishment fails to prevent and prosecute domestic violence cases. see more

Interviews


	LATIN AMERICA / THE CARIBBEAN “We women need to recover our sexuality” Elsa Chanduví Jaña Interview with María Ysabel Cedano, coordinator of CLADEM-Peru see more

Statistics


	LATIN AMERICA / THE CARIBBEAN Women of child-rearing age (15 Women of child-rearing age (15 see more		LATIN AMERICA / THE CARIBBEAN Births in health institutions Births in health institutions see more


	LATIN AMERICA / THE CARIBBEAN Women’s average salary v Women’s average salary v see more