The association Women’s Link Worldwide has been awarded the Bronze Bludgeon award this judge Vitoria who issued one of the failures more discriminative the world: not only asked the victim if she had closed her legs to prevent rape, but also, you He denied a restraining order against her abuser.
awards Garrote and Gavel monitor the judiciary and discriminative acts committed against women and girls. They are driven by Women’s Link Worldwide , an association fighting to defend the rights of women, especially those who face inequalities. Each year they select the most positive and negative consequences for the lives of women legal actions worldwide in their Gender Justice Uncovered Awards . This time the third prize for the most sexist and discriminatory judgment was for Judge Maria del Carmen Molina Mansilla, who asked a woman sexually abused by her ex-partner: “She closed her legs, whole part of the female organs? “ a question asked during the trial by the different associations demanded the resignation of the judge.
the Gold Bludgeon led to the worst judgment of all, he has gone into the hands of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic to declare unconstitutional the new Penal Code which contains the decriminalization of abortion under some circumstances . The Silver Bludgeon, the award for the second most unjust sentence, was for the court Southwark Crown Court, in the UK, by acquitting last year the accused Saudi millionaire rape who defended himself by saying that “fell and penetrated his victim accidentally “.
the Garrote Public, an award voted by the Internet, has been awarded to a court in the Federal District of Mexico ordered take custody of her son to a Spanish woman because it “did not meet the traditional role of mother”, because apparently no “offers your child love and affection as Mexican customs.” Because of this decision based on gender stereotypes and baseless, she has spent years without seeing his son.
In addition to denouncing the worst judgments, Women’s Link Worldwide has also recognized the best judicial work with Mallote awards. Including the decision of the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe is banning child marriage , criticism of United Kingdom to the violation of rights of Ireland on abortion and recognition of the work done by women in Mexico, three actions that have received the Mallote Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively
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