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07-28-2010, 04:10 PM
So far, 51 women have been killed by their partners in 2010, and that number has probably increased by one with the discovery of a female victim in the conjugal cells of one of the nation's prisons. This official figure exceeds the number recorded this time last year by 10, according to Roxana Reyes, Assistant Attorney General for Women's Affairs. Reyes said that the number is far greater than in countries such as Spain with more than four times the Dominican population, estimated at ten million, Reyes told Listin Diario reporters during a ceremony at a foundation that works to end family and gender violence.
Talking to a reporter from the Spanish news agency EFE, Reyes said that after a reduction of cases in 2008 and 2009, the number of cases is rising this year.
She said that women are becoming aware of their ability to complain to the authorities and she said that 20,000 reports have been filed.
She also said that the Dominican Republic is the sixth country in the world where men most frequently commit suicide after killing their partners.
The Foundation "Vida sin Violencia" honored Solange Alvarado for her work against family and gender violence.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)
Talking to a reporter from the Spanish news agency EFE, Reyes said that after a reduction of cases in 2008 and 2009, the number of cases is rising this year.
She said that women are becoming aware of their ability to complain to the authorities and she said that 20,000 reports have been filed.
She also said that the Dominican Republic is the sixth country in the world where men most frequently commit suicide after killing their partners.
The Foundation "Vida sin Violencia" honored Solange Alvarado for her work against family and gender violence.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)