Puerto Rico’s government remains absent as more femicides rock the island
05/04/2021 - 16:19
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Demonstrators who have been showing out for years, were recently in front of La Fortaleza again to decry more inaction despite a state of emergency.
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Demonstrators who have been showing out for years, were recently in front of La Fortaleza again to decry more inaction despite a state of emergency.
Zerimar addresses firmly the issue of gender violence in her new single "Con el tiempo"
04/15/2021 - 07:59
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"Con el tiempo" is the Puerto Rican artist's new song that deals with gender violence and the way women are exposed amid the latest crises.
Zerimar aborda con contundencia la violencia de género en su nuevo sencillo “Con el tiempo”
04/15/2021 - 05:44
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“Con el tiempo” es el nuevo tema de la artista puertorriqueña que trata la violencia de género y el modo en que quedan las mujeres expuestas durante las últimas crisis.
AGUANTE, The documentary that exposes the Puerto Rican macho man
02/25/2021 - 07:55
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We witness how sexism and colonialism join in a criminal alliance that drowns Puerto Rico in femicides under Dominick Torres's lens.
AGUANTE, documentando el mortífero "macho" de Puerto Rico
02/25/2021 - 07:17
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Bajo el objetivo de Dominick Torres, contemplamos cómo machismo y colonialismo representan una alianza criminal que ahoga en feminicidios a la población.
Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over gender violence
01/26/2021 - 09:06
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Pedro Pierluisi, governor of Puerto Rico, announced a state of emergency due to gender violence on the island through a decree.
Worldwide rallies mark day for elimination of violence against women
11/26/2018 - 11:39
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The rallies were held in many countries, marking the beginning of 16 days of activism.
Thousands march in Chile against gender violence
05/17/2018 - 09:00
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Demonstrators in Chile were demanding "a comprehensive law to tackle gender violence that includes domestic violence, abuse and sexual harassment."
A Historical Battle Against Gender Violence
11/27/2017 - 13:01
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After the wave of complaints of sexual harassment that has flooded the headlines and social networks, the battle against Gender Violence is more urgent than ever.
Dejemos de sufrir en silencio: Filadelfia empodera a las víctimas de la violencia
11/08/2017 - 09:53
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“La violencia de pareja es la raíz de gran parte de la violencia que vemos en nuestras calles y en nuestro mundo de hoy”. Jeannine L. Lisitski, Directora Ejecutiva y Presidenta de Women Against Abuse desde el 2009.
Stop Suffering in Silence: Philadelphia Empowers Victims of Domestic Violence
11/07/2017 - 16:17
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"Relational violence is at the root of so much of the violence that we see on our streets and in our world today.” - Jeannine L. Lisitski, Executive Director & President of Women Against Abuse since 2009
Talk to her
12/01/2016 - 06:04
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Gender violence has become a worrying issue in Latin America, not only because of its social and Human impact, but because it has an economic cost too. The economic cost of gender violence in Latin America represents between 1% and 4% of the Latin America's GDP, according to a recent report of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).