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The Juarez Project
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The situation in Juarez!
Femicide in Juarez and Chihuahua: For more than a decade, the cities of Chihuahua and Juarez, near the US-Mexico border, have been killing fields for young women, the site of over 400 unsolved femicides. Despite the horrific nature of these crimes, authorities at all levels exhibit indifference, and there is strong evidence that some officials may be involved. Impunity and corruption has permitted the criminals, whoever they are, to continue committing these acts, knowing there will be no consequences. A significant number of victims work in the maquiladora sector - sweatshops that produce for export, with 90% destined for the United States. The maquiladoras employ mainly young women, at poverty level wages. In combination with lax environmental regulations and low tariffs under the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the maquiladoras are amassing tremendous wealth. Yet despite the crime wave, they offer almost no protection for their workers. High profile government campaigns such as Ponte Vista (Be Aware), a self defense program, and supplying women with whistles have been ineffective and are carried out mainly for public relations purposes.

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What is the Juarez Project?
The Juarez Project is a local grassroots organization that has been supporting the women of Juárez since 2002. We have helped the families by providing emotional and financial support to their groups through fundraising efforts, donations, and outreach. We have organized local events on numerous occasions and have been featured in many media outlets. To date, we have raised thousands of dollars for murdered family advocacy groups in Juárez. If you would like to get involved in the juarez project and ending the violence against these women please contact us either through this page or our email address is juarezproject@yahoo.com--Tanisha founder, The Juarez Project

UN launches global campaign to fight violence against women

This entry was posted on 2/25/2008 10:42 AM and is filed under uncategorized.

25.02.08 21:31

( dpa ) - The United Nations launched Monday a campaign to end violence against women around the world, saying that one in three women is likely to be beaten, coerced into sex or abused in her lifetime.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened the annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is dedicated to establishing gender equality and involves society, governments and world organizations.

Ban said violence against women ranges from prenatal sex selection to abortions.

"No country, no culture, no woman young or old is immune to this scourge," he said. "Far too often, the crimes go unpunished, the perpetrators walk free."

He called on the UN Security Council to set up a mechanism dedicated to monitoring violence against women and girls, but he warned that what works in one country may not in another and urged each government to devise its own strategy.

The World Health Organization said the most common form of violence is physical violence inflicted by domestic partners. Women aged 15-44 are more at risk of rape and beating than from cancer, traffic accidents, war and malaria.

WHO said 40 to 70 per cent of female murders were at the hands of domestic partners in the United States, Australia, Canada, Israel and South Africa.

In Colombia, one woman is reportedly killed every six days by her partner or a former one while "hundreds" of women were abducted, raped and murdered in and around Ciudad Juarez in Mexico over a 10- year period.

The UN said between 250,000 and 500,000 women were raped during the massacre in Rwanda in 1994 and up to 50,000 were raped during the Bosnian war from 1992 to 1995.

Several UN taskforces have been created to fight violence against women. They include the UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict and UN Trust Fund to End Violence. Resolutions have been adopted for the purpose of raising awareness on the issues of violence against women.