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Photo Update from Guatemala
Posted on: Saturday, December 24, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America, Combating Violence Against Women
MADRE's Partners in Guatemala Demand an End to Gender-Based Violence
MADRE's partner organization in Guatemala, The Women Workers Committee, has been dedicated to ending the epidemic of violence against women and girls in their community. Recently, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Women Workers Committee celebrated their achievements and demanded a future free of violence. Read their message and see pictures below:
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A Guatemalan woman stands in front of Missing Persons posters, the vast majority of whom are women |
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Sandra Gonzalez, leader of the Women Workers Committee, at a march for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Marchers take to the streets, holding up signs that demand an end to Guatemala's silence 
Women from MADRE's partner organization, the Women Workers Committee 
Sandra Gonzalez stands with Betty Gonzalez, whose daughter Rosemery was murdered three years ago
Protestors demand that the sexual violence, assault, exploitaton and battery of women be put to an end Additional MADRE Resources
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