Search Results for Tag: The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights
‘In Joy Or In Pain, Women Must Talk’
As in India, Brazilian women, too, are at high risk of domestic violence but they now have one of the most comprehensive legislations in the world to protect their interests. (© WFS)
Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes was fast asleep when her husband, Antonio Heredia Vivero, a teacher, shot at her. Though she was rushed to the hospital the attack left her paraplegic. Four months later, when she came back home Vivero made another attempt on her life – he tried to electrocute her. But Maria survived yet again.
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17.04.2015 | 12:50
Brazil, CEJIL, Center for Justice and International Law, CLADEM, domestic violence, family violence, The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights
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