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Violence Against the Woman - A Problem of Everybody and All Article Summary

Author : Jacira Reis
Summary by : JaciraReis
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Upon trying violence against the woman, soon we transport us to the domestic environment.  Among all of the kinds of violence against the woman, existing in the world, that practiced in the family environment is one of the cruelest and perverse.  The home, identified like welcoming localities and of comfort passes it be, in these cases, an environment of continuous danger that results in a state of fear and permanent anxiety.  Wrapped up in the confusion of emotions and affectionate relations, the domestic violence against the woman itself mantém, until today, as a shade in our society.  The term Violence Against the Women, is defined by the Organization of the United Nations -UN, as being all act of violence that has for base the kind and that results in mischief or physical, sexual or psychological suffering á woman, and also we have for Domestic Violence action or conduct of relative or persons that live in the same house (sons, spouses, companions) that cause psychological, sexual, and physical suffering The death.  In August of 2006, passed it invigorate the Law nº 11,340 – that creates mechanisms for halt and prevent the domestic violence and relative against the woman, hastening more the trials, permitting including the distance of the aggressor, popularized as "Maria of the Crag", a woman that fought during 20 years for see his aggressor condemned.  The aggressor of Maria, the own husband, tried kill-her by twice, in the first attempt he gave him a shot, and she stayed paraplegic, in the second one, tried electrocute-her, was of that sad form that Maria came symbol from the violence against the woman.  After the attempted murders, Maria of the Crag Maia began it act in social movements against violence and impunity and today is coordinator of Studies, Researches and Publications of the Association of Relatives and Violence Victims Friends (APAVV) in his state, Will Dine him.  The Law Maria of the Crag is doubtless a big conquest for the women, typifies the Domestic Violence as crime, previously, the violence against the woman was treated like crime of small offensive potential, the application of hardly was gentle, is the aggressor paid a negligible penalty of fine, as basic basket, for an institution of charity or the installment of a day of service to the community, stayed Criminal record.  Despite advancements and creation of laws come back for the battle and prevention of the violence against the women, thousands of Brazilians still violences victims Saints, to each 15 seconds a woman is beaten up by his husbands, companions, and, to each 12 seconds, an is a victim of threat, 23% of the Brazilians are you subject the domestic violence, 1/3 of the admissions in units of emergency is consequence of the violence.  For that the Law be fulfilled and the responsible by symbolic, sexual, and physical aggressions that opress, devaluate and injure brutally the dignity of the women are punished, is necessary that the woman have the boldness of DENOUNCE.  Jacira Reis - Legal Consultant and Motivacional of the Woman, President Founder of the Institute of Defense and I Lean of the Woman -PLAN Contacts:  (11) 9637-9828 – BRAZIL-  AND.EMAIL. :  jacirareis@hotmail.com -

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