[Apr 23] Crimes without Punishment: Gender-Motivated Killings in Guatemala

At the University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Crimes without Punishment:
Gender-Motivated Killings in Guatemala

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Guest Speakers:
Carmen Aída Ibarra Morán, Mónica María Leonardo Segura and Professor Karen Musalo

Reception: 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Program: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

UC Hastings College of the Law, Alumni Reception Center
200 McAllister Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102

Violence in Guatemala, particularly violence against women, has risen to epidemic proportions. Those who beat, maim or kill women are rarely held accountable for their actions, and enjoy almost total impunity. In the last eight years almost 4,000 women have been killed in gender-motivated killings, known as "femicides," and less than 2% of these crimes have been investigated and prosecuted. On April 23, representatives from the Myrna Mack Foundation, a Guatemalan organization which is internationally known and respected for its work on issues of justice and the rule of law, will come to U.C. Hastings to discuss impunity and violence in Guatemala.

Join us for a discussion on the issue of violence-and courage in the face of violence.

To RSVP for this event visit the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies website at: http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/