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Femicide in Latin America: An economic approach [PDF]
Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2021 The rising cases of femicide across Latin America have pushed governments to enact specific laws criminalizing this gender-based murder to deter violence and crime against women.
Carolina Álvarez-Garavito +1 more
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Feminicidios en Perú. ¿Son algunos departamentos intrínsecamente más peligrosos para las mujeres?
Revista de Análisis Económico y Financiero, 2021 Femicide in Peru is a problem that affects each of its departments, some to a greater extent. Departments such as Madre de Dios and others in the south of the country (such as Tacna, Arequipa, Ayacucho or Moquegua) have consistently had the highest rates
Jorge Mori Mojalott
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The geography of femicide in Sergipe, Brazil: matriarchy, human development, and income distribution [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2021 : Aim: This research analyzed a joint spatial distribution and explored the possible associations between epidemiological aspects and feminicide rates, in towns of the Sergipe State in Northeastern Brazil.
Yamilla Ramos Carvalho de Sá +4 more
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Global Public Health, 2023 Lethal violence requires a gender-based analysis which recognises that femicide is different from homicide in many ways. Structural factors such as national income and wealth equality together with government policies may influence the scale of the ...
Richard Whittington +2 more
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Victims of femicide in Latin America: Legal and criminal justice responses [PDF]
Temida, 2017 Despite the progress that women have made in the fight against gender-based violence, it is still prevalent in various countries in the world. For many women in Latin American countries femicide is a constant reality.
Joseph Janice
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"But the law won't help us":challenges of mobilizing Law 348 to address violence against women in Bolivia [PDF]
, 2020 Drawing on findings of an original 12-month ethnographic study, this article presents the challenges that Bolivian women face in accessing a new law that has been designed to protect them, Law 348 to "Guarantee Women a Life Free from Violence." Data ...
Rogers, Ashley
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The reaction to femicide in criminal law [PDF]
Temida, 2016 Misogynous and sexist violence against women, which often results in death, represents a global problem. Numerous international and national legal instruments are dedicated to the prevention and sanctioning of violence against women.
Batrićević Ana
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Anthropological Researches and Studies, 2023 Objectives. Femicide and violence against women (VAW) represent two phenomena with a major impact concerning the public health, women rights and the freedom of speech. This article aims to capture the manner in which a Romanian femicide case is framed in
Daniela ROVENŢA-FRUMUŞANI +1 more
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Young intimate femicide in Romania. Incidence and risk factors
Anthropological Researches and Studies, 2018 This paper presents the results of the first research made in Romania on young intimate femicide cases committed between 2011 and 2015. The study aims to identify the incidence, risk factors and the particularities of the young intimate femicide from a
ECATERINA BALICA,
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Lack of Mutual Respect in Relationship The Endangered Partner [PDF]
, 2006 Violence in a relationship and in a family setting has been an issue of concern to various interest groups and professional organizations. Of particular interest in this article is violence against women in a relationship.
A. A ALAO +20 more
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