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Peacewomen accross the globe

 PeaceWomen Across the Globe is an organization that aims to strengthen the influence of PeaceWomen in all contexts of peace, security and sustainability – because peace is not simply the absence of war. PWAG is the global network of the 1000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. All around the world there are courageous and creative PeaceWomen working for peace, social justice and a secure future, applying a wide range of approaches and methods. Their experience and knowledge and connections are united in PeaceWomen Across the Globe.

 

 CONSOLIDATING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

 

Project Information
A cooperative project between PWAG and the PWAG regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean «Lazos de Paz»
Duration: 2013-2015
Project Manager: Maria Julia Moreyra (PWAG coordinator for Latin America)
PWAG Secretariat: Shazia Islamshah
Partners: Fundación UNIR Bolivia, REDEPAZ, guest researchers

Many Latin American countries have entered into a relative period of peace but nevertheless the statistics show extremely high rates of social violence and GBV. Despite regional variations, VAW can be characterized as an enormous phenomenon and social problem all over Latin America and the Caribbean.
Due to the political and humanitarian situation, Haitian women and girls are especially vulnerable for human rights violations and violence. The dramatic earthquake in January 2010 bereaved, traumatized, injured and displaced wide parts of the Haitian people. In Argentina, where every 30 hours a woman dies due to domestic violence, a law exists to prevent, sanction and eradicate VAW. But this law remains widely unknown to a large part of the female population and very few cases of VAW are brought to trial. In Colombia, the internal armed conflict has an enormous impact in particular on women, who are victims of sexual violence and, perpetrators usually remain unpunished.

Activities
- Organizing exhibitions and roundtables with partner organizations and governmental institutions on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 (Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Paraguay, Costa Rica); further lobbying and campaigning for the resolution in selected countries
- Production of the documentary film «La Diosa Herida» about Haitian Women, produced by PeaceWoman Lizette Vila, will be an important document on the situation of VAW in Haiti.
- Organizing workshops and roundtables on VAW with grass roots organizations (Argentina, Colombia)