It’s not uncommon for the pain and threat of domestic violence to follow female migrants when they move to Aotearoa . Cultural norms, new stresses and a lack.
The name “Women’s Refuge” would suggest it’s exactly that: a service purely to help shelter abused women. But you might be surprised to know that men can.
We write in advance of the 85th Pre-Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (“the Committee”) and its review of Guatemala to highlight areas of concern regarding the government of Guatemala’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This submission addresses articles 1, 10, 11, and 12 of the Convention and covers access to education during Covid-19 school closures, discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women, and abortion access.
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