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Uruguay's law against domestic violence is Ley Nº 17.514, enacted in 2002. [ 14 ] According to a 2018 United Nations study, Uruguay has the second-highest rate of killings of women by current or former partners in Latin America, after Dominican Republic.
Uruguay is generally committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and ranks as the most rights conscious nation in South America. [6] However areas of concern remain, including inhumane prison facilities, access to justice for crimes committed as a result of the dictatorship and discrimination towards women.
Thousands of women took the streets of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Friday, to protest against a rape case that has shocked the country. (Jan. 29)
Protestors across Latin America have accused justice systems of complicity in their failures to convict perpetrators of femicide and violence against women. [4] In El Salvador, 12 percent of recorded cases of violence against women actually involved perpetrators employed by the justice system - including judges, police officers, and lawyers. [23]
Uruguay is a country where the case of violence against women has been considered a paradox and debated in the context that Uruguay is otherwise considered one of the most liberal countries in Latin America; [90] nevertheless, domestic violence is a very serious problem; according to a 2018 United Nations study, Uruguay has the second-highest ...
The Women, Peace and Security Index ... measured as the number of political violence events against women per 100,000 women. ... Uruguay .748 60 Costa Rica ...
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Article 22 of Law No. 19580 on violence against women based on gender (Ley N° 19580 de violencia hacia las mujeres basada en género), in force since January 2018, establishes the protocolization of interventions regarding intersex persons, prohibiting unnecessary medical procedures for children and teenagers. [64]