Violence and the Fight Against It

During the free parade held on May 29, 1964 in Canton, Michigan, the police were beaten cruelly until the boy named McKinley Hamilton became unconscious. One of the witnesses of this event, and autobiographical authors written in this article, is Essie Mae Moody. This is just one of the long lines of violence in Moody's life and its experience is divided into south from her own physical abuses to emotional and psychological damage encountered by racists everyday .

Reality: Sexual violence often intersects with other forms of violence and oppression. Migrant Max talks about sexual violence faced at work often and causes a fight against sexual violence in the workplace. Fighting labor inequality, foreign phobia and group imprisonment should always include sexual violence as an important part of releasing from oppressive systems. If you are at school, look for opportunities to conduct projects and research related to sexual violence. Sexual assault is still one of the most reported crimes in the United States and information on how sexual violence occurs is limited, especially in Latin America and the immigrant community.

Liberation from all forms of violence and repression is included in the struggle of reproductive justice. Domestic violence, economic violence, ethnic violence, environmental racism and violence, gun violence, and freedom from state-approved police violence are fundamental human rights expanded by Reproductive Justice. In the two days of Monica Simpson, Sister Song, and Reproductive Justice, participants are ready to integrate RJ into our work and realize that it already exists in our daily life. What's next?

Efforts to combat violence against women can take many forms that appeal to justice or lack of justice, which varies greatly depending on the justice system. International and regional documents are increasingly being used as a basis for domestic law and policies to eliminate violence against women. For example, the American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Violence against Women in the United States, also known as the "Belem Treaty" as the first instance of domestic violence. I criticized Brazil for Maria da Penha incident. As a result, the Brazilian Government promulgated the Maria da Peña Act in 2006. This is the first domestic law against domestic violence against women. For example, there is a South Asian Regional Cooperation Agreement (SAARC) protocol on the termination of trafficking in women and children.