LATIN AMERICA: Everyone Pays for Domestic Violence - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views
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Jackie Moran on 15 Sep 09This article relates to our course because it addresses the issue of domestic violence in Latin America. Many women and organizations want to publicize domestic violence more in order to show that everyone, not just the victims, are affected by it.
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This article addresses the impacts of domestic violence in Latin America. Is is estimated that between 30 and 45 percent of women in the region suffer from some form of physical, sexual of psychological abuse. Latin American women want domestic violence to become more visible to the public to show that everyone pays for it. Due to the efforts of women organizations, domestic abuse victims can now receive free psychological and legal assistance, along with have access to help-lines and shelters.