Immigrant Women in Puerto Rico: Organizing in solidarity to help each other
María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA November 1, 2017 The contagious sound of the women who came to...
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Category: Violence Against Women
Puerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates
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...
Read MorePuerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence
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...
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El Salvador Bill Would Put Those Found Guilty of Abortion Behind Bars for 30 to 50 Years
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.
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