Went to Guatemala on a human rights delegation, "For Women's Right to Live." It was so intense! We met with family members who had lost a daughter, women's organizations that are fighting for women's rights - despite threats, and politicians and lawyers who blame women's death on women themselves (they didn't obey their husband, they cheated, they were prostitutes or gang members or their increasing rights make men retaliate) - that was simply incredible. In truth, over 3000 women have been brutally murdered in Guatemala. Fewer than 30 cases have been prosecuted. Many of the women are housewives or students. If police find they have nail polish, sandals, belly button rings, or "short" skirts, they are labelled a prostitute - as if their deaths were justified. While more men are killed in Guatemala, the rate of
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