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Red Chilena Contra la Violencia Contra Las Mujeres

The Red Chilena Contra la Violencia Contra Las Mujeres/Chilean Network against Violence towards Women – former Chilean Network against Domestic and Sexual Violence is an articulation of groups, social organizations, non-governmental organizations and women, which since 1990, works with the purpose of contributing to eradicate violence against women. women and girls. It carries out denunciation actions, campaigns, studies and other coordinated public interventions throughout the country; organizes film series and talks; implements training schools and since 2007 has been developing the “Beware! El Machismo Mata” nationwide.

The action of the Chilean Network is aimed at identifying and making violence against women visible as a continuous present throughout our lives; relate all manifestations of violence against women -verbal, sexual, symbolic and femicide as an extreme expression- as part of this continuum; reveal the cultural roots of discrimination and violence against women, particularly in language, and the internalization of the macho culture in women themselves; identify and name the particularities of discrimination and violence experienced by migrant, indigenous, Afro-descendant and lesbian women, among others.

The Chilean Network works from a feminist and human rights perspective, to affirm the power and autonomy of women. Its objectives are:

  • Strengthen the women’s and feminist movement.
  • Promote public actions to reject violence against women.
  • Promote cultural transformations that denature violence against women.
  • Promote social participation in the construction of public policies and effective laws that prevent, punish and tend to eradicate violence against women.

The Chilean Network links organizations committed to the eradication of violence against women in 13 regions of the country (out of a total of 15). Currently, about 300 social and territorial organizations and women’s networks, feminist collectives and other groups, are part of the “Beware! Machismo kills ”and / or they are articulated in concrete actions with the Network, among them, groups of rural, indigenous, migrant, lesbian, Christian and secular women. The growth of the Chilean Network is the result of the consistent public action and campaigns carried out in recent years.

The Chilean Network Against Violence Against Women is a benchmark on violence against women both in Chile and internationally. It is consulted by different public and private institutions, the media and interested persons.

The Chilean Network obtained its legal status as a non-profit corporation in 2004.

http://www.nomasviolenciacontramujeres.cl/

Red Chilena Contra la Violencia Contra Las Mujeres

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