In the Americas, 30% of women have suffered physical or sexual violence at the hands of a partner (WHO, 2013). Three out of the ten deadliest countries for girls and women are in Latin America (UNICEF, 2017). One in three women in the world has suffered physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their life. Less than 40% of these have sought some kind of help (UN).
These figures show a very alarming situation, which especially affects Latin America: women and girls face different types of violence throughout their lives. When we talk about different types of violence, we refer to: sexual or physical violence, violence in the context of armed conflicts, violence in schools, violence in the workplace and domestic violence, among many other forms.
democraciaAbierta spoke with Paola Silva, from the Colombian feminist collective SietePolas, about the scenarios in which women and girls in Latin America are at risk of experiencing violence.
