The South African lawyer Rashida Manjoo is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women. Question. Femicide is the tip of the iceberg, but the spectrum is too broad. How are you approaching this enormous task? Response. We see violence as a continuum. Violence is part of being human and in the case of women in many cases begins in childhood or even before birth.
For example, in China and its policy of birth. Violence has many forms of manifestation, has many branches. There are many cultural conditions, social and religious. My job is to visit different countries and search for causes. Talking to governments that do not expect me to say "Oh, we agree!".
For reports that are published, they do not intend to seek compassion, but to implement the necessary measures against violence. Communication is a fundamental part of my job. Send the message. P. What, from your point of view, the main tool to get out of these black holes of violence and abuse? R.
Education, education, education. Starting from the base. The causes of discrimination against women come in many cases of illiteracy, but also the lack of possibilities for development. The biggest challenge is to educate governments on human rights. P. What citizens can do against impunity? R.
International organizations like the UN make recommendations to the Governments ongoing, but not always work. The important thing is to give visibility to these situations of impunity, which is known to exist. At the national level should ensure that citizens know they can trust their institutions, the legal system.
For example, in China and its policy of birth. Violence has many forms of manifestation, has many branches. There are many cultural conditions, social and religious. My job is to visit different countries and search for causes. Talking to governments that do not expect me to say "Oh, we agree!".
For reports that are published, they do not intend to seek compassion, but to implement the necessary measures against violence. Communication is a fundamental part of my job. Send the message. P. What, from your point of view, the main tool to get out of these black holes of violence and abuse? R.
Education, education, education. Starting from the base. The causes of discrimination against women come in many cases of illiteracy, but also the lack of possibilities for development. The biggest challenge is to educate governments on human rights. P. What citizens can do against impunity? R.
International organizations like the UN make recommendations to the Governments ongoing, but not always work. The important thing is to give visibility to these situations of impunity, which is known to exist. At the national level should ensure that citizens know they can trust their institutions, the legal system.
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