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Behind Closed Doors: Solutions to Domestic Violence in Peru
Behind Closed Doors: Solutions to Domestic Violence in Peru
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Oct 11, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Rates of domestic violence in the Peruvian Andes are particularly high - nearly double the national average. The shocking case of violence against Arlette Contreras Bautista, was caught on hotel security cameras, led to calls for greater action against domestic violence. In August 2016, tens of thousands of people marched through the Peruvian capital, Lima to protest against the country’s shockingly high rates of violence against women. We hear how some inspiring women are working together to raise awareness about domestic violence and putting pressure on their government to act.In Behind Closed Doors Claire Bolderson reports from three different countries: Kenya, Indonesia and Peru.
The issue that unites them all is domestic violence. It’s not that the problem is unique to these countries - the World Health Organisation estimates that one third of women worldwide suffer physical or sexual violence by a partner - but in each of the three countries, we hear about different and often inspiring solutions aimed at combating it.Image: Peruvian women of the Andes, Credit: BBC
The issue that unites them all is domestic violence. It’s not that the problem is unique to these countries - the World Health Organisation estimates that one third of women worldwide suffer physical or sexual violence by a partner - but in each of the three countries, we hear about different and often inspiring solutions aimed at combating it.Image: Peruvian women of the Andes, Credit: BBC
Released:
Oct 11, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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