News stories by Barbara Jimenez-Santiago

  1. Discriminatory Sexual Violence Laws in Latin America Stigmatize Adolescent Victims of Abuse

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON DC, Jan 05 (IPS) - Across Latin America and the Caribbean there is a culture of impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence. Crimes against women and girls often go unpunished and under-reported due to societal misconceptions about victimhood and the nature of sex crimes.

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