HELEN REDMAN, DIRECTOR
NEWSLETTER
August 2000
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NOVEMBER 2-13, 2000 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;...to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of Praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." Isaiah 61:1-3 God has given me such a burning desire to reach the abused and hurting women in third world countries, I'll be working with Robert Barriger in Lima, Peru who has two Ruth Homes for the abused women and children. I've been doing a lot of research on the women in Peru. The next few months my newsletter will be information that will enlighten you how the women are treated in that country. The following Information was taken from Human Rights Watch website, dated March 31, 2000: www.hrw.org. VIOLENCE AGAINST PERUVIAN WOMENWomen are afforded inadequate protection against domestic violence by the state, and this, in turn, serves only to deter women from making complaints and to mask the full extent of the problem. Women are often stalked, harassed, battered, or raped by men with whom they share or have shared an intimate relationship, whether or not they have ever lived together. Human Rights Watch has learned of agreements that included commitments by the victim of abuse to "take responsibility for all domestic tasks" or "agree to leave work and go directly to the house." These obligations imply that the problem is not the violence, but rather the victim's behavior. In every domestic violence case documented by Human Rights Watch in which prosecutors conducted a mandatory conciliation hearing, the women reported that they had been pressured by the prosecutor to preserve the relationship; in some cases, prosecutors explicitly condoned the abuse and urged the women to modify their behavior. The mandatory conciliation requirement puts women at risk of long drawn out proceedings during which they receive little or no protection from further abuse. The police are often unresponsive or even hostile to women who report domestic violence. Domestic violence victims reported that police peppered them with questions about what they "had done" to their husbands to provoke a physical attack. Forensic doctors in the Institute for Legal Medicine frequently minimize injuries sustained in domestic violence incidents. State prosecutors fail to duly investigate and prosecute domestic violence cases, preferring to hold mediation hearings even when the victim's life may be at risk. Neither prosecutors nor judges make sufficient use of protection measures to shield women from future violence. If you would like to contribute toward The Peru Meetings, Please designate on your check: "PERU". |
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