Human Trafficking and Female Foeticide

The practices of foeticide and infanticide stem from a preference for the male child – for the dictates of certain cultural and ritualistic practices that require the involvement of male progeny. A culture that hinges on patriarchy and primogeniture involving the male child has seldom any importance accorded to a girl child. The practice is only among the more recent manifestations of a long history of gender bias.

 

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Forced Sterilization in Peru: The Consequences of the National Population Program

 

Serious irregularities were reported by government health agencies during the PNP’s implementation phase. The campaign was marred by human and reproductive rights violations.

 

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Undestanding domestic and family violence

 

Any form of violence significantly affects the victim and the witness of such brutal acts.The most destructive violence does not break bones, it breaks minds. Domestic violence is not just a matter of two people interacting inappropriately; it includes all family members living in the same household. How well a family can function depends on the role each member occupies and accepts within the family structure. For concerned family and friends, it’s important to understand the differences between domestic and family violence and other forms of violence that can occur in within families and relationships.

 

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