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Festival of the Sea: Community Cultural Stewardship in Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean July – December, 2022

by María Suarez Toro | Dec 30, 2023 | Centro Comunitário de Buceo Embajadores y Embajadoras del Mar, Costa Rica, Independent journalism, Violence Against Women | 0 |

Since July 2022, an initiative “Festival of the Sea” has emerged as a brand and framework for a permanent cultural action that seeks to contribute to “recognizing ourselves as communities of the sea through coastal marine...

Immigrant Women in Puerto Rico: Organizing in solidarity to help each other

by Margie Thompson | Nov 9, 2017 | Immigration, Independent journalism, Puerto Rico, Violence Against Women | 0 |

María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA November 1, 2017 The contagious sound of the women who came to...

Puerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates

by Margie Thompson | Oct 30, 2017 | Puerto Rico, Independent journalism, Violence Against Women | 0 |

María Suárez Toro, Escribana October 13, 2017 Casa Julia and three other women’s shelters are closed for lack of electricity and generators, including Casa Luisa Capetillo and Hogar Nueva Mujer (New Woman’s Home). Hogar...

Puerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence

by Margie Thompson | Oct 27, 2017 | Puerto Rico, Climate change, Health & reproductive rights, Independent journalism, Violence Against Women | 0 |

María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA October 19, 2017 442 cases of requests for protection orders for gender violence under Law 54 have been filed since Hurricane María hit the island on September 20, 2017. Women activists are...

El Salvador Bill Would Put Those Found Guilty of Abortion Behind Bars for 30 to 50 Years

by Kathy Bougher | Jul 27, 2016 | El Salvador, Health & reproductive rights, Independent journalism, Violence Against Women | 0 |

The right-wing ARENA Party has introduced a bill that would increase [the] penalty [for abortion] to a prison sentence of 30 to 50 years—the same as aggravated homicide.

Category: Violence Against Women

Festival of the Sea: Community Cultural Stewardship in Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean July – December, 2022

Immigrant Women in Puerto Rico: Organizing in solidarity to help each other

Puerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates

Puerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence

El Salvador Bill Would Put Those Found Guilty of Abortion Behind Bars for 30 to 50 Years

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