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‘War on Drugs’ leaves Latin American women lives in ruin

Irene Simmons 'ReDressing Injustice,' an art protest to stop violence against women in Juarez, Mexico.

Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente – WNN Opinion (WNN) Cartegena, COLOMBIA: “Violence associated with the ‘war on drugs’ and organized crime, which includes government corruption in some countries have specific consequences for women in Latin America”, said the Chilean lawyer Patsili Toledo, member of ‘Antígona’ a research group of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and [...]

Demanding a Second Chance for Colombia’s Children of War

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  Commentary by Yifat Susskind, Communications and Policy Director for MADRE   The shy 14-year-old was not sure how many people she had killed. “When it was my turn to shoot someone, I always hid my face because I was afraid.” Julia (not her real name) is one of thousands of children in Colombia who [...]

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