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Help End the killings of Women in Guatemala
Help End the killings of Women in Guatemala
At 9:30pm on July 2005 in front of several witness, four men forced Christina Hernandez a 20 year old university student into a car outside of her home. Police Authorities did not begin there search until 24 hours after her abduction, because "many young girls run off with boyfriends." The next day Christina was found dead, shot four times and bitten all over her body. Nearly one year later despite witnesses, leads and a potential suspect, the authorities have dismissed her abduction, torture and death.
Christina's case is typical of the more than 3,000 women and girls who have been killed in Guatemala since 2000. The Guatemalan government has failed to investigate the cases and hold the assailants accountable. Aliados con Amnesty International and its coalition partner Guatemala Human Rights Commission is calling on all US Senators to cosponsor Senate Resolution 178, condemning the killings of women and girls and urging the Guatemalan government to investigate the cases, bring the perpetrators to justice, and prevent future violence against women.
It is time to act now! The resolution will be going to the senate floor in the next week. It is time to take action now and make a difference in the lives of Guatemalan women.
If you would like to take action directly online please follow the link to our coalition's partner site and enter your information. However, if you are interested in drafting your own letter you will find an attached sample letter simply send the letter to your US senator.
When women and men stand together to raise awareness of violence against women, then no woman has to stand for abuse alone. Make a difference in the life of women in Guatemala.
Coalition Partner's link to take ACTION NOW!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2690/t/3778/campaign.jsp?camp
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