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Anti abortion legislation defeated in the House of Representatives
After a long campaign by frontline organizations in defense of human rights and women’s reproductive rights, the legislative bills...
Organizations Launch 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence
More than a dozen organizations, headed by the Puerto Rico Association of Social Work Professionals (CPTSPR), presented the International...
We must reject Political Violence against Women
Last week was full of controversies about the political succession of the eldest party in the history of the island, culminating with the...
"Todos Somos Pueblo" demands Governor not to extend LUMA supplemental contract
Out with LUMA! Let’s get the PREPA back for the people. Faced with the growth of the national movement to remove the privatizing LUMA...
Deep regret for the death of the former president of the PR Bar Association, Edgardo M. Román Espada
Message from the President of the Puerto Rico Bar Association (CAAPR) upon the death of former president Edgardo Román Espada. It is with...
"Todos Somos Pueblo" announces start of campaign to take out LUMA and recover the PREPA
Out with LUMA! Let’s get the PREPA back for the people. In the modern world, electricity is a human right. Adequate satisfaction of the...
University of Puerto Rico announces DOJ Funding for Post Sentencing DNA Project in UPR School of Law
The University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Rio Piedras Campus (UPRRP) received a $550,000.00 grant from the Bureau of Justice...
Force us to give birth
In recent days, legislative hearings have resumed on five legislative bills related to the right to abortion. Four of these bills (PS693,...
Blind Woman Reports Sexual Harassment by "Call and Ride" Driver
[San Juan, Puerto Rico. August 29, 2022] Since 2019, Alba Toro Rivera, a blind woman, has been calling on the Metropolitan Bus Authority...
Interactive Workshop- Walking in Their Shoes
Walking In Their Shoes is a tool to raise awareness about domestic violence. It can be used to inform and at the same time educate the...
LGBT Community and Gender Violence
The rate of domestic violence and statistics on abuse in the LGBTQ community are difficult to determine because there is a high number of...
Economic violence: a typology of invisible abuse
As part of the dialogue and from a vision of social work, economic violence will be defined, associated socio-cultural and family aspects...
Evaluation and Clinical Intervention in Sexual Violence
Despite the high prevalence and significant health consequences of gender-based violence, too many cases remain unreported. The detection...
Cyberharassment in the context of Gender Violence
The social networks, applications, messaging and other uses of the new technologies have developed a dangerous aspect with instrument to...
In the Line of Fire- How Children Are Affected by Gender-Based Violence
The effects of family violence on children can be expressed in different areas, in the short term (physical and mental health) or in the...
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