.Telesurtv.net – Women rights groups say that 2017 has been far more deadly for women than previous years and that an urgent action by the government is needed.
Women advocacy organizations in Ecuador are calling on the government to declare a state of emergency to confront acts of violence against women in the country in the wake of the recent killing of a 9-year-old girl in the southern city of Loja on Dec. 19.
Ana Vera, the spokesperson for the local collective “Vivas que Queremos”, told local news agency Andes Thursday that the spike in homicides in Ecuador warrant the declaration of a state of emergency in the face of systematic violence against women and girls.
The call for action comes after 9-year-old Emilia B. was found dead in a river after being missing for days. “Emilia was murdered because she is a woman, because she is a girl, and this is part of a social and cultural pattern that exists in society,” Vera said.
She further decried the slow reaction by authorities in such cases and said a declaration of a state of emergency would help fix such shortcomings.
“It is necessary to activate solid protection mechanisms, since the first 24 hours are vital to locate a person before a crime is committed against them, searches must therefore be immediate and concrete by state institutions.”
The declaration would also grant women rights groups more access to vulnerable women and girls in areas where femicides take place, where such organizations can carry out campaigns against violence, the women rights activist added.
Vera’s comments were echoed by Rocío Rosero, the representative of the Coalition of Women of Ecuador, who warned that those acts of violence against women cannot be treated as isolated events which would lead to ignoring the underlying problem and normalizing violence against women.
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According to Rosero 137 femicides took place in Ecuador so far in 2017, including 21 girls and teenagers, compared to less than 100 the previous year, which “speaks of a high prevalence of sexual violence and femicide also against girls and adolescents.”
Therefore a government declaration of emergency is needed so that society is aware there is a problem that must be confronted collectively. “In these cases there must be clarification, truth and justice, guaranteeing systems of protection for the victims.”
Andrés de la Vega, Ecuadorian Deputy Minister of the Interior, was quoted by Andes as saying that to date there have been 101 femicides this year, less than the number reported by women rights groups, compared to 78 in 2016.
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telesurtv.net Femicide, the murder of a woman based on her gender in particular by a man, continues to plague Latin America. From Mexico to Argentina, femicides have skyrocketed only to be met with impunity at all levels of government. But resistance is growing. The epidemic of gender violence has united women of all races under […]
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elpais.com reported in Mexico, half of women aged 12 to 19 who start their sexual life become pregnant. Data are from the last national survey of health and nutrition, and reveal a structural problem that this week has once again become news. The holder of the portfolio of Social Development Rosario Robles, who runs a […]
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Theguardian.com reported that Peruvian women intent on bringing state to book over forced sterilisations Women sterilised in the late 1990s under a Peruvian government scheme show no signs of relenting in their long fight for justice. Their legal case began in 2003, when the state paid compensation to the family of Mamérita Mestanza, who died […]
bbc.com reported…Two years after the murder of an outspoken female councillor ushered in new legislation outlawing political violence against women in Bolivia, campaigners say a culture of harassment remains, as Paula Dear reports from La Paz. Women’s domestic, childcare and – in rural areas – agricultural responsibilities can make fulfilling their public roles difficult, discouraging […]
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On July 3, 2013 Globo reported that the Federal Prosecutor in Amazonas arrested ten suspects accused of sexual exploitation against indigenous children and adolescents of São Gabriel da Cachoeira. The suspects as well, are accused of producing pornographic videos of these indigenous children. 16 children confirmed to being victims of abuse, rape, and sexual exploitation. […]
On May 21, 2013 Criterio Hidalgo reported that a San Diego court has sentenced a married couple from Oaxaca, Mexico to 20 years prison for sexual exploitation and forced labor. Marcial García Hernández and Ines Garcia Martinez were found guilty of sexually exploiting their niece, Isabel. The girl, now 24 years old, had been brought […]
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Also, note that she had left early for home that is located in a rural village in the northeast of Santo Domingo. Almost at noon arrived at the site where the remains of his relative, which is just opposite the National Police Command of Santo Domingo. She had placed flowers. Also candles in the vault […]
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Hundreds of Ecuadorian women marched through several streets last night in Quito to condemn the violence, sexism and “femicide” in the so-called “March of Whores”. “No, no” was the slogan that women chanted during the march in which they denounced the abuses suffered by “macho culture” rooted in the country. According to various feminist groups, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that for that year there were 30,503 mothers in Guayas adolescents 12 to 19 years. Pichincha continued, with 15,810; Manabi, with 13,378, and Rivers, with 9288. Ecuador recorded a total of 122,301 adolescent mothers for that year. There it was established that pregnancy under 14 increased by 74% in the last decade. It […]
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On April 10, 2013, Agência Brasil reported that a study done at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) found that 11.7 million Brazilians have alcohol dependency. The study also found that 54% of all alcoholic beverages consumed in the country are consumed by around 20% of the population. Researchers surveyed 149 cities throughout Brazil […]
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Andina.com.pe reported that aA total of 3.600 children and adolescents who were at risk on the streets, many of them for begging and sexual exploitation, were rescued in the last five months of the program staff of the Ministry Yachay Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP). Thanks to the daily work of 104 street educators in […]
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About two million children and adolescents are sexually exploited in Latin America, a figure “alarming” that manages the Regional Coalition Against Trafficking in Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, said its president in Ecuador, Rocío Rosero. “There are about two million children and adolescents who are in situations of sexual exploitation,” said Rosero to […]
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On March 19, 2013, D24AM reported that the number of women arrested so far in the year 2013 is 134, up 41% from the same time period last year. The report notes that many women are the wives and girlfriends of other perpetrators, and many are pulled into crime through emotional and mental bonds with […]
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On March 8, 2013, A Tarde reported that in Brazil in 2012, ten women were assaulted every hour in the country. These numbers come from statistics reported by the federal Women’s Assistance Center’s Ligue 180 campaign. Physical violence represented the most frequent of the 88,000+ incidents, at 50,236 (56%); other cases included psychological (28%), sexual […]
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On March 6, 2013, Estado de Minas reported that Federal Police in the state of Minas Gerais are in contact with the Spanish National Police over a woman who recently denounced a man with whom she lived in Spain. Police in Spain arrested the man and questioned the woman, who is said to have been […]
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On February 28, 2013, Campo Grande News reported that five Paraguayan women and one Brazilian were rescued by local police early this morning from a brothel in Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, about 360 kilometers from the state capital of Campo Grande. Two of the women complained to local police that the owner of a […]
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rpp.com.pe reported that a total of 387 complaints about the crime of human trafficking received the Attorney General, from January to November of 2012, achieving the arrest of 92 people nationwide into the crime, it was reported Sunday. According to the recent report of the National Register of Detainees and Sentenced for Effective Freedom (RENADESPPLE), […]
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noticias.terra.cl reported that the Homicide Unit (BH) of the PDI of Conception is investigating a possible abortion, performed by a woman of 23 years old, through the use of a medication called Misotrol. The accused would have introduced vaginally pills while in his home in the town of Lan C Hualpén. After presenting a hemorrhage, […]
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A Mario G., 47 years, two policemen waited near the polling station where he would vote. The relatives of the arrested said that the military was with the mother of one of his four children. He was then transferred in handcuffs to the Provisional Detention Center of Quito (CDP). Jairo A. (30 years) said that […]
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On February 18, 2013, G1 reported that a pair of nightclub owners from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, are being transferred to Belém, the state capital of Pará, to face human trafficking charges. The duo owned nightclubs in Altamira, about 900 kilometers from Belém, and was arrested last Wednesday. They face charges of […]
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On February 18, 2013, D24AM reported that federal prosecutors are traveling to the Brazilian state of Pará to investigate a ring of sexual abuse cases that occurred at the Belo Monte plant, situated between Altamira and Vitória do Xingu. To this day, the report cites 32 women and adolescents who were freed in the past […]
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As a matter of Augusto Cesar Diaz, MD, coordinator of the organization, the situation that exists in Alta Verapaz is alarming and disturbing, as the number of female deaths from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum is high. According OSAR data in 2010 reported 56 maternal deaths in 2011 dropped to 52 and in […]
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Elpais.com reported that the Government of Bolivia has announced that Congress will approve as soon as possible a law punishable by 30 years in prison on femicide and discuss a proposed chemical castration for rapists. The initiative was accelerated after the murder, on Tuesday, Huaycho Hanali journalist at the hands of her husband, police Lt. […]
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In Mexico teen pregnancy is socially discriminated, without recognizing that the majority of cases is a result of sexual abuse, rape and social isolation. In the case of the 9 year old girl who gave birth in Jalisco, we talk about a case of sexual violence, as in any type of sex with minors, half […]
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On February 8, 2013, Exame reported that the Women’s Rights Division in Brazil, through the federal Ligue 180 (Dial 1-8-0) Campaign, registered some 58 accusations of trafficking between February 3 and February 7. This number nearly matches the entire total from last year. All of the reports are passed on to the Polícia Federal, where […]
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On February 5, 2013, Diário do Nordeste reported that the Ligue 180 campaign, aimed at combating the trafficking of women from Brazil to Europe, received 80 accusations in 2012. Six of these calls came from women living in Rio de Janeiro state, five from Ceará (the most of any state in the Northeast), five from […]
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Sexual Assaults, Rapes took place when ten armed men entered the tourist’s bungalow in colony Alfredo V Bonfil, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. According to elmundo.es, seven Spanish tourists reported being raped Sunday night in a neighborhood near the resort city of Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico. According to the Attorney (prosecutor) General of the […]
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