The violence against women is any kind of violence against women by their status as women.

This violence is the result of the historical position of women in the patriarchal family, which is subordinate to the male, lacking full rights as a person. Violence against women have many facets that go from discrimination and contempt to the physical or psychological aggression and murder. Occur in very different areas (family, work, formative, .. ), acquires special drama in the married couple and domestic annually tens or hundreds of women are murdered at the hands of their partners in different countries of the world

At least one of every three women in the world has suffered throughout his life an act of gender-based violence (abuse, rape, abuse, harassment, ) from various international agencies has been highlighted that this type of violence is the leading cause of death and disability for women between 15 and 44 years. The United Nations at its 85th plenary meeting, on 20 December 1993, ratified the Declaration on the Elimination of violence against women, in which it recognizes it as a serious attack on human rights and 'calls to make every possible effort to make it [the statement] universally known and respected. Defines violence against women in its first article:

to the effects of the present statement, "violence against women" means any act of violence based on membership in the female that results in, or is likely as a result damage or physical, sexual or psychological suffering to women, as well as the threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of libertywhether they occur in public as in private life life.

current consideration Violence against women is not confined to any political or economic system occurs in all societies of the world and regardless of economic status, race or culture. The power structures of society that perpetuate are characterized by their deep roots and its intransigence. Worldwide, violence or threats of violence prevents women exercise their rights and enjoy them.

Violence against women in the family

violence against women begins in childhood and is in the family where such violence is mainly practiced. Children are particularly vulnerable to violence and the girl suffers a plus added by their female status.

Ablation, widespread in certain communities and inescapably linked to the female sex, the sex trade which can already start within the family with the sale of the girl, or infanticide and most frequently linked to the female sex, sexual abuse, joins a more strict parental authority exercised also by brothers, and education discrimination which limits their life expectations.

Violence against women within the couple

Woman victim of an attack with acid, in Cambodia. Violence against women by their partner or expartner is widespread in the world giving in all social groups regardless of their level of economic, cultural or any other consideration. Still remain difficult quantification, since not all cases transcend beyond the scope of the couple, it is assumed that a large number of women suffer or have suffered this type of violence.

Rape rape are a global reality. Both in rich countries than in poor ones, despite cultural, religious and social differences women are frequently regarded as mere objects Rape as a weapon of war in wartime women become aim to punish enemy community. The wars in Bosnia and Rwanda noted the reality of systematic rape during wartime, in the present and history. On the other hand, in Venezuela violence against women, a theme that itches and spreads every time comes to public light a regrettable case. According to the United Nations, at least one in every three women has been hit, forced to sex or suffered other kinds of ill-treatment at the hands of her partner. Certainly live a climate of violence as a way of resolving conflicts. And although we have a law organic on the right of LAS women to A life free of violence, which makes 19 types of abuse which can even lead to the aggressor to pay a long sentence, all that is in the role.

And the function of the law?, where are the houses of shelter?, what happened with the role of accompaniment of institutions.? These three valid questions. And of course all have answers: the law is real, there are two houses of coat one in Caracas and other abound, on the basis of the existence of a Ministry for women's Affairs. The report submitted by the Venezuelan Observatory of the women's human rights notices and says that, when it comes to domestic violence and there is a complaint of by, not apply penal sanctions.

Observatory ensures that few reach Court and indicate that approximately 9,000 cases reported annually by the CICPC, the Supreme Court only registers around 1,500. The sociologist Ofelia Alvarez, who participated in the shadow report, says that rather than note a step forward in the development of protective measures among agencies, read national Office for women, Prosecutor's Office and courts, rather there has been an involution. Then, seeing the above scene, it is easy to deduce that prevention remains the most direct weapon against this problem.

Where to start? Maria Sierra, of the United Nations Development Fund for women UNIFEM (Venezuela), argues that you ideally start at home, because it would knock the patriarchal myth and the unequal relationship of power of men over women. He said that currently the Population Fund, UNICEF, UNIFEM and the National Institute of statistics developed a unique form of record of all cases of domestic violence. But while it is running, he argued that paramount is a campaigning and disseminate messages on the youth population, because there are obvious that more and more women suffer abuse during courtship.

In fact, the sociologist Dalia Rodriguez, of the Universidad de Los Andes - ULA (where precisely began the network against violence following the assassination of Veronica, a Bachelor who her boyfriend delivered 21 stab wounds), reported that one of every five students is a victim of abuse. "Concern them that the worst part her levan them not only in terms of numbers of deaths and injuries, but in terms of coercion to the full development of a life without disruption." "The matter is based on an unequal power relationship where the girl makes it possible to maintain the relationship, please and give", he explains. Said that, when cannot be control, "obedience" or "respect" to tell a woman who can not walk, how dress, what activities can or not do, starts the verbal and psychological abuse, "and if it doesn't work, come the blows". Also refers to is a constant phrases as "If you leave me I suicide", "can not live without you," "if I love, what would you do", which are part of the psychological manipulation.

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