Violence Against Women in Latin America

PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL PARTNER VIOLENCE VIOLENCE 52.5% Percentage of women who reported physical violence by a partner 38.6% 38.6% AGAINST 31.0% 27.0% 24.5% 24.2% 16.1% WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE Violence against women is a human rights violation with important public health ramifications. Evidence from across the globe documents that such violence is widespread and that women and girls bear the overwhelming burden of violence by intimate partners and sexual violence by any perpetrator. BY A PERPATRATOR Percentage of women who reported sexual violence by any perpatrator BOLIVIA in 5 women) ECUADOR The Pan American Health Organization has looked into violence against women in Latin America, specifically, in Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatem HONDURAS PARAGUAY Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru. WOMEN AGREEING THAT WIFE-BEATING IS JUSTIFIED FOR A REASON 58.2% 2.9% 16.5% 15.6% 15.8% 5.3% 4.3% ECUADOR PARAGUAY BOLIVIA HONDURAS NICARAGUA PERU DOM. REP. Percentage of women who reported RURAL VS URBAN VIOLENCE physical or sexual violence, by residence O RURAL O URBAN BOLIVIA GUATEMALA COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WOMEN SEEKING HELP FOR PARTER VIOLENCE STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING VIOLENCE 46.7% 21.5% Reform both criminal and civil legislation Strengthen women's ability to examine their civil rights TOLD FAMILY OR FRIENDS SOUGHT INSTITUTIONAL Promote social and economic HELP empowerment of women and girls CREATED BY HISPANICALLY SPEAKING NEWS The Hispanically Speaking News (HS News) site, found at www.hs-news.com, is an independent online daily news site and virtual cultural center where we create and publish valuable, timely and culturally sensitive content all peppered with some spicy wit to keep you engaged, informed and connected. Our niche news site is here for you with relevant news about and for Hispanics. Source: "Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comparative Analysis of Population-Based Data from 12 Countries" (PAHOWHO 2013)