how can this be oh dear god ?!?!?!?!?
http://www2.dominicantoday.com/dr/l...l-rape-case-demands-justice-from-state-police
http://www2.dominicantoday.com/dr/l...l-rape-case-demands-justice-from-state-police
Let's hope that someone feels passionate enough about it, that he/she ensures that the perps get what's coming to them.how can this be oh dear god ?!?!?!?!?
http://www2.dominicantoday.com/dr/l...l-rape-case-demands-justice-from-state-police
I don't think that Leonel has much to do with it, but it would be nice to hear that someone took care of it.all this while Leonel is busy riding the metro for the coming elections....I mean, even in Afrika the tribal elders would set up a court or the fellow villagers would lynch 'em animals
I understand your point.Marco, I beg to differ - it has EVERYTHING to do with Leonel - I mean the ministry of justice, the pilice chief etc they all respond to them !!!
I am writing to the New York Times about this, let's seee if it leads anywhere.
Now that's something positive.It's more complex than that - this happens because of corruption and the culture of impunity, the early sexualisation of young girls and children, the fact that in the campo and in the barrios it is accepted that girls as young as this are 'taken' and initiated by older men... - But definitely the authorities, Leonel or whoever, should take steps - here is an excerpt from Mujer y Salud's statement:
(Mujer y Salud are) issuing a public demand in the presence of the national and international communications media for the state to intervene, to ensure that:
-Not even one more rape should be tolerated,
-The only one of the seven aggressors should not remain free and that his flight should be prevented,
-All seven aggressors are sent to justice,
-The case should be reopened,
-The aggressor who is a fugitive should be pursued and arrested,
-All the officials and police officers involved should be investigated and removed from their posts,
-The witness in the case, who has been threatened on a number of occasions, should be given protection measures
-An investigation into the mother?s death should be launched,
-The penal process in relation to the rape of her eight-year old sister should be launched as well.
They also say that they will take it to international human rights bodies if the DR authorities don't act.
furthermore, the DR is probably no more corrupt that any other country,
What goes on here in a year, doesn't even start to compare to one US Presidential meeting with rich oil sheiks.How could anyone with even a rudimentary grasp of the issue make such a statement?
I was at the press conference this morning and had to choke back the tears when the girl's aunts were speaking. A lot of media as well as DT were there, so I hope the publicity leads to the desired results.
The Women?s and Health Collective became aware of the case when one of the victim?s relatives took her to our Integrated Health Services Centre (CESIN) several months ago, and we began to deal with the case.
From Mujer y Salud's statement - if you want the full text let me know and I'll e-mail it to you:
Just sent it.