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02-22-2008, 07:50 PM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by Buzzard
How could anyone with even a rudimentary grasp of the issue make such a statement?
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What goes on here in a year, doesn't even start to compare to one US Presidential meeting with rich oil sheiks.
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02-22-2008, 09:17 PM
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All those with a cedula could at least do something about it, least of all worry about how to control the dominican womans hormones...one decided to go and live in the DR, yet one doesn't seem to give a damn except for few bucks worth of stuff that you don't use at X'mas time...Chirimoya, I cannot imagine what it was like to be there at the newsconference...I don't mean to judge anyone...
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02-22-2008, 11:44 PM
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Chiri, quite apart from all the justice and legal issues, do you know if Mujer y Salud have organised therapy for these two young victims?
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Originally Posted by Chirimoya
I was at the press conference this morning and had to choke back the tears when the girl's aunts were speaking. A lot of media as well as DT were there, so I hope the publicity leads to the desired results.
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Just did a very quick check through the papers and I can't find it in any of the six I checked, so it is very good news indeed that DT covered it. Don't tell me no other single paper has the story? If this is the sort of 'importance' the press is giving it Mujer y Salud are going to have an uphill battle on their hands. |
02-23-2008, 06:37 AM
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Yes, they got involved because she was taken to one of their centres.
From Mujer y Salud's statement - if you want the full text let me know and I'll e-mail it to you:
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The Women’s and Health Collective became aware of the case when one of the victim’s relatives took her to our Integrated Health Services Centre (CESIN) several months ago, and we began to deal with the case.
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I see that Hoy and Listín are covering it.
Bienvenidos al Hoy Digital
La República - Familiares de niña violada por hombres demandan justicia
There was at least one other newspaper journalist I knew at the press conference. She works for either El Caribe or Clave Digital, but I can't find it in either. The rest were mostly TV crews so hopefully it'll get good exposure that way. |
02-23-2008, 11:01 AM
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Something is not entirely right about this story or we're missing a lot of info.
So the mother was found dead the day before. Normally there will be a velorio and burial next day and nueve dias (nine days of praying at her house) for the next nine days. The family of the woman, neighbors, etc would be there or visiting.
It was said that these men took turns raping her for two days. Was the child somewhere else during this time? According to the story the child was found, by this pastor woman, at the house she lived in with her mother. How could this happen in the same house where there should be a velorio going on at the same time (thus lots of people around).
Where were the family of the dead woman (the ones that are now protesting) during this time?
Something just does not jive.
On the other hand, it is besides the point where or how it happened (if it did) and these people should be sent to jail. One type of prisoner others are not very kind to are child rapists. These guys would be dead in a matter of months...
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02-23-2008, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Chirimoya
From Mujer y Salud's statement - if you want the full text let me know and I'll e-mail it to you:
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Yes please. Thank you.
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02-23-2008, 01:54 PM
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Just sent it.
suarezn, the DT article mentions the girl being found in her house, although I don't see that mentioned in the statement text. It may have been said verbally during the press conference. I understood that she was found lying injured in some unspecified location, having been abducted by the attackers.
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02-23-2008, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Chirimoya
Just sent it.
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Thank you Chiri. I'd like to put the whole of your translation on my website (attributable to you, of course) if you have no objection? I think people who don't read Spanish need to read the whole thing to get the full implications of the event, the aftermath and what Mujer y Salud are planning to do.
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02-23-2008, 04:05 PM
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Not at all. I'll try and keep people posted if I receive more information from MyS.
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02-24-2008, 12:48 AM
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Two more links from Dominican papers on this subject - Periodico 7 Dias has some interesting readers' letters:
Periódico 7 Días
Noticias - Grupo dice tribunal descargó a violadores
World Vision are saying that the released perp's lawyer wasn't part of their network although they confirmed he had been a voluntary lawyer in the child protection network in Independencia. That's a real stretch, isn't it - a volunteer child protection lawyer acting as defence lawyer for the accused. Somehow I don't think organisations like the NSPCC would condone practices like that. |
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