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November 25 was declared International Day Against Gender Violence November 20


November 25 was declared International Day Against Violence Against Women at the first Feminist Encuentro for Latin America and the Caribbean held in Bogota (Colombia) in July 1981. This meeting

women reported domestic violence at home and rape and sexual harassment at the state level including torture and abuse suffered by political prisoners.

was chosen for November 25 commemorate the violent assassination of the Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa) , three political activists killed on November 25, 1960 held by the secret police of dictator Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Their bodies were shattered

appeared in the bottom of a cliff. For popular and feminist movement in the Dominican Republic these women have historically symbolized the struggle and resistance.

In our country, at least 81 women have died from domestic violence at the hands of her partner, former partner or member of your household, from 1 January to 31 July 2008. These data show that, at least every five days dos mujeres mueren víctimas de la violencia doméstica en el país.
en los primeros siete meses del año en Argentina; mientras que el Estado no desarrolla aún un Plan de Acción contra la Violencia de Género con medidas coordinadas y efectivas.

Amnistía Internacional, debido a la falta de estadísticas o monitoreos oficiales y públicos sobre violencia de género, en enero de este año comenzó a relevar los casos de violencia machista publicados en algunos medios de comunicación impresos y online del país. Los datos relevados del 1 de enero al 31 de julio de 2008, que sólo muestran una parte del problema, son los siguientes:

• 1,58 casos de violencia contra women (domestic violence in the workplace, in the street ...) a day. This means that every week, 11 women suffer from some form of violence.
• 1 case of physical violence (assault or death) every 1.6 days. This means that every three days, two women suffer physical violence, in some cases, means death.
• 1 case of sexual violence (assault or death) per day.
• 1 case of domestic violence (assault or death within the field of family or domestic unit) every 1.3 days. This means that every five days, four women suffer domestic violence.
• 1 woman killed by her partner ex-partner or a member of their family every 2.6 days. This means that every five days, two women are killed by domestic violence.
• 81 women killed by their partners, ex-partner or a member of their family environment