Emily Wright reports for Women and Girls: Bolivia: Home to Latin America’s Highest Rates of Sexual Violence Bolivia has the highest rates of sexual violence in Latin America with one in every three women experiencing some kind of sexual abuse before the age of 18. One activist is trying to change that by challenging stereotypes…
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Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
Catholic News Agency reports: Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists Sucre, Bolivia, Mar 27, 2017 / 03:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill in Bolivia that would allow abortions only for certain groups of women is uniting unlikely groups in opposition to the policy – namely, Bolivian bishops and pro-choice feminists. Abortion is…
No alcohol, no violence: life inside the Bolivian community led by women
Amy Booth reports fro The Guardian: No alcohol, no violence: life inside the Bolivian community led by women The barrio of Maria Auxiliadora slopes up one of the many hills in the dusty mountain bowl surrounding Cochabamba, Bolivia. Visually, there is little to distinguish it from the other barrios of the city’s working-class southern periphery:…
Activists: Bolivia needs to do more to stop killings, violence against women
Humanosphere reports: Activists: Bolivia needs to do more to stop killings, violence against women BY LISA NIKOLAU The number of women killed in Bolivia is on the rise, but activists say there are plenty of actions the government can and should be taking to combat it. Ninety-four women were killed last year, according to the…
Despite Legal Protections, Violence Against Women is Spiking in Bolivia
Linda Farthing reports for World Politics Review: . . . . . . http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/20720/despite-legal-protections-violence-against-women-is-spiking-in-bolivia Article falls short, there is despicable violence from men to women across all social classes … I am particularly disappointed at the author’s neglect to mention the misogynist and macho remarks of the coca grower caudillo who functions as president of…
X-rated porn TV advert with naked women on sofas branded ‘sexist’ and ‘macho’
Bradley Jolly reports for the Daily Star Sunday: X-rated porn TV advert with naked women on sofas branded ‘sexist’ and ‘macho’ A NAUGHTY TV advert featuring nude women sprawling across sofas has been slammed as “media violence” and “vulgar”. [to watch the video, please use the link at the bottom] Naked models seductively crawl and…
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