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Impunity in Domestic Violence Cases in the Brazilian State of Roraima

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Impunity in Domestic Violence Cases in the Brazilian State of Roraima

Impunity in Domestic Violence Cases in the Brazilian State of Roraima

21st June 2017

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Roraima is the deadliest state for women and girls in Brazil. Killings of women rose 139 percent from 2010 to 2015, reaching 11.4 homicides per 100,000 women that year, the latest for which there is data available. The national average is 4.4 killings per 100,000 women—already one of the highest in the world.

Roraima does not collect data to determine how many of the killings of women there are related to domestic violence. However, studies in Brazil and worldwide estimate a large percentage of women are killed by partners or former partners.

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Women and girls in Roraima often suffer violent attacks and abuse for years before they summon the courage to report it to the police. When they do, the government’s response is grossly inadequate.

Report by the Human Rights Watch

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