Crimes without Punishment: An Update on Violence against Women and Impunity in Guatemala

The article reports on violence against women and discusses impunity for crimes in Guatemala. Topics discussed include prevalence and patterns of violence against women in Guatemala, barriers for effective implementation of the laws on gender violence, and institution of a monitoring program for eva...

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Authors: Musalo, Karen 1952- (Author) ; Bookey, Blaine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Social justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 106-117
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Public officers
Sex discrimination against women > Law & legislation
Impunity
Femicide
violence against women
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Summary:The article reports on violence against women and discusses impunity for crimes in Guatemala. Topics discussed include prevalence and patterns of violence against women in Guatemala, barriers for effective implementation of the laws on gender violence, and institution of a monitoring program for evaluating the performance of public officials in carrying out obligations to apply the laws on gender violence. It also mentions gender discrimination as the main cause for violence against women.