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Violence against Women and Frames of (In)Justices: Intersectional and Transnational Perspectives

Sun, April 30, 12:00 to 1:45pm, TBA

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This panel examines anti-violence against women knowledges, policies, and practices from an intersectional and gender perspective at national and transnational scales of women’s rights mobilization. How are diverse forms of violence against women, such as feminicide, virtual violence, bullying, and so on, framed by women's movements, States, and international human rights norms in Latin America? Besides gender, is intersectionality incorporated into anti-violence against women discourses? What groups of women in situations of violence, bodies, identities, and rights become eligible for legal protection? Panelists come from various countries, focusing on case studies in Brazil, Central America, and international human rights institutions.

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