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Lineamientos Regionales para la Prevención de la Violência de Género cometida con el Uso de Armas de FUego en las Américas

  • 14 January 2025
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Lineamientos Regionales para la Prevención de la Violência de Género cometida con el Uso de Armas de FUego en las Américas

Documento desarrollado en el marco del Programa OASIS-PACAM y aprobado en la Segunda Reunión Preparatoria celebrada el 13 de mayo de 2024 del Comité Consultivo de la Convención Interamericana contra la Fabricación y el Tráfico Ilícitos de Armas de Fuego, Municiones, Explosivos, y otros Materiales Relacionados (CIFTA).

Behind the numbers: ending school violence and bullying

School-related violence is an infringement of children’s and adolescents’ rights to education and well-being. No country can achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all if learners experience violence and bullying in school

  • 24 March 2021
  • Posted by: Anna Uchoa
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Behind the numbers: ending school violence and bullying

This UNESCO publication provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of global and regional prevalence and trends related to school-related violence and examines the nature and impact of school violence and bullying. It reviews national responses, focusing on countries that have seen positive trends in prevalence and identifies factors that have contributed to an effective response to school violence and bullying.

REUNIÓN DE AUTORIDADES NACIONALES EN MATERIA DE TRATA DE PERSONAS / MEETING OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

  • 23 February 2021
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La reunión de autoridades nacionales en materia de trata de personas es el foro político para la toma de decisiones en materia de prevención y enfrentamiento de esto delito y la asistencia y protección a las víctimas. La reunión es realizada a cada dos años bajo la presidencia rotativa de un Estado Miembro de la Organización de los Estados Americanos.

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The Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons is the main political forum for decision-making on the prevention and prosecution of this crime as well as on the assistance and protection of its victims. The meeting takes place every two years and is presided by the country elected to be the chair.

Exploited and Prosecuted: When Victims of Human Trafficking Commit Crimes

UNODC releases new publication "Female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation as defendants: A case law analysis"

  • 21 December 2020
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Exploited and Prosecuted: When Victims of Human Trafficking Commit Crimes

Women and girls, who are often themselves victims of human trafficking and are sexually exploited by criminal gangs, are being prosecuted and convicted for human trafficking-related crimes, according to a new UNODC publication., Female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation as defendants: A case law analysis

These victims often have no alternative but to obey an order. Some hope to limit their own exploitation or escape poverty by playing a role in the criminal process.

Yet at the same time, the traffickers use the women and girls as a shield to protect themselves from being punished for their crimes.

These are the findings of a new UNODC study which aims to shed light on this alarming trend. The publication highlights the complexities faced by victims of human trafficking, with a view to assist the authorities and victim support services that handle such cases.

Source: Textt by UNODC, 2020

The Wilson Center | Visualizing the Scope and Scale of Femicide in Latin America

The Wilson Center | Visualizing the Scope and Scale of Femicide in Latin America

Even before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the home was a place of fear for many women and girls living in situations of violence. In Latin America, 70 percent of femicides occur in the victim’s home.

The quarantine and stay-at-home orders that governments adopted to address COVID-19 trapped many women with their abusers; evidence from early on in the pandemic reinforces the urgency of this issue. ORMUSA, or Organización de Mujeres Salvadoreña, in El Salvador reported 13 femicides in the first 6 weeks of quarantine between March 17 and April 29, 2020. In Argentina, 63 women and girls were killed because of their gender between March 20 and July 7. In the month of March 2020, 50 feminicides were recorded in just six states in Brazil. These statistics are alarming as the virus continues to spread across the Americas, raising fears that extended lockdowns will continue to exacerbate gender-based violence while governments struggle to address the twin public health crises.

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