UN calls on Colombia to improve laws to protect women against violence
UN calls on Colombia to improve laws to protect women against violence
posted by Taran Volckhausen
Oct 22, 2013
The United Nations (UN) called on Colombia to allocate legal resources to protect women against violence. Although such violence is illegal, the UN says that such crimes are still “committed with impunity” in Colombia.
Although the UN report, published on Friday, praised recent attempts in Colombia to decrease violence against women by enacting specific laws, the UN Committee for the Elimination of Violence Against Women said there was still a “certain pressure” within the courts to encourage reconciliation between victimized women with their violent aggressors during the initial stages of the judicial process.
“The Committee is concerned at the high prevalence of violence against women, in particular domestic and sexual violence, despite the comprehensive legal framework to address violence against women in the State party,” said the report.
To increase protection for women against violence, the committee called on Colombia to simplify court procedures, harmonize different opinions among the government, and increase coordination between institutions charged with the application of the law surrounding violence against women.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/colombia-must-improve-laws-protect-women-victimized-gender-violence-un/