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In 2008, the Procurador de los Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Ombudsman) was created, which is an agency that operates with the intention of enforcing citizens' cooperation with human rights laws. Despite these efforts made by Guatemala's government, the number of women who experience gendered violence persists.
The National Coordinator of Widows of Guatemala (Spanish: Coordinadora Nacional de Viudas de Guatemala), also known as CONAVIGUA, is a women-led organization that denounced and demanded justice for human rights violations against women in Guatemala.
In 1995, the contraceptive use among married women in Guatemala ages 15–44 was 27% and grew to 43% in 2002. [3] However, unmet need for contraception among women in this age range rose from 19% to 28% from 1987 to 2002, [3] showing that the reproductive health services in Guatemala are insufficient to help the entire population.
After colonisation, dispossession and decades of military violence, indigenous women in Guatemala are closing in on justice at last.
According to the International Human Rights Law Group, the Guatemalan criminal justice system is to blame for the poor human rights Guatemala faces. Cerezo announced it would now be their responsibility. [15] The Guatemalan criminal justice system is supposed to work with the court to punish those who violate human rights.
Hilda Morales Trujillo is a lawyer in Guatemala who has become internationally known for her work in defending women's rights and as a campaigner for Guatemala's Network for Non-Violence Against Women. In 2004 she shared the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award with Mary Robinson.
Violence against women in Guatemala (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in Guatemala" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
A Guatemalan appeals court on Friday disobeyed a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by ordering the release of three former high-ranking military officers convicted of crimes ...