Brazil Gives Domestic Violence Victims Paid Leave
Brazil's Lula signed a measure giving women under a protective order up to six months of paid leave, funded by...
October 1, 2026Topic
domestic violence
Domestic violence and sexual assaults are the most reported crimes in Bolivia in 2022
The Bolivian Prosecutor General's Office reported today, Friday, that crimes related to domestic violence and sexual assaults were the most...
February 11, 2023
Brazil: 35,000 children and adolescents murdered in 5 years; figure for up to 4-year-olds rises 27% in 2020
Between 2016 and 2020, 35,000 children and adolescents were murdered in Brazil, an average of 7,000 per year, according to...
October 23, 2021
Uruguay launched emergency counseling hotline for transgender people
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The consultation can be done by phone or video call and from any part of...
September 18, 2021
In Brazil, ‘AI Gloria’ Will Help Women Victims of Domestic Violence
To give battered women a voice and gather more precise data on domestic violence, the Commission for the Defense of...
April 29, 2019
Brazil’s Senate Approves Bill to Curb Violence Against Women
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new bill approved by the Brazilian Senate this...
August 9, 2018
Brazil Registers 142,000 Complaints About Violence in 2017
"Disque 100" (Dial 100) data reveals soaring numbers in reported violence against children, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities.
May 4, 2018Rio Metro Station Displays Photo Exhibit on Domestic Violence
Passengers will see twenty large photo panels from the project “Nunca Me Calarei” inspired by personal stories of victims of...
May 2, 2017
Rio Honors International Woman’s Day by Renaming Airport for 10 Days
Maria da Penha was left paraplegic after a domestic violence episode and later had her name used in a law...
March 8, 2017