ESSAY n6.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

Violence and abuse of women and of children are a global problem. This problem blights and takes the lives of millions every year. Women and children are often the victims of particular types of violent crimes such as domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking, child abuse and neglect, elder abuse  and neglect, prostitution, malnutrition, kidnapping and hate crimes... it is necessary that both citizens and governments of each country, we be vigilant of respect for human rights that every woman and child has, regardless of nationality, race language and cultural differences. Because if we want building a more peaceful world, stopping this violence, we must be a top priorirty, not only for the safe of the millions directly affected , but for the safe of all of us.


Victims of violence of any type fear stigmatization or societal condemnation and thus often hesitate to report crimes. The issue is compounded by the fact that for women and children the perpetrators are often people they know and because some countries lack laws or regulations protecting victims.
A cruel and sad reality, is that many of the cases against women and children is perpetrated by partners, family members, friends, or against women and children takes places in the form of intimate partner violence, family violence, or school violence.
North Korea is a country under a dictatorial government, where many human rights are often violated against women and children.
According to many reports, the protection of North korean children, and their rights are violated regularly: Torture, abuse, bad nutrition, lack of hygiene and lack of medical care are some of the problems facing children in North Korea. Despite the extreamly harsh and cruel nature of the situation, the government refuses to acknowledge that these camps exist. Given these circumstances, recognizing violations of children`s rights seems an impossible task.
North Korea between October and November of 2017 detailed the discrimination and exploitation, as well as the physical and sexual violence faced by women and girls in North Korea. North Koreans who recently fled the country or maintained regular contacts with people still in North Korea said that women and girls face gender-based discrimination from childhood in school, work and home. They also said that women frequently face male violence in their homes, in public spaces, including the market, and there is virtually no official recourse or protection mechanisms for victims.
In France, most children are exposed to abuse or neglected by their parents. Social services help many of these children. The Committee on the Rights of the Child has also noted that in France corporal punishment is still prevalent against children, both within the family and the school, especially in the overseas departments to marry. In fact, the use of violence against children is not prohibited in France. One solution to overcome this problem is to explicitly prohibit by law corporal punishment in the family.
In Afghanistan, violence against women in the home is so prevalent and so pervasive that practically every woman will experience it in her life time. Domestic violence has become a regular feature of almost all households, and shapes every aspect of women`s and girl`s lives: their health, their livelihoods, their acces to social and cultural resources, and their educational opportunities.

Violence affects women at some point in their lives and children all over the world. It is an epidemic that has harmful consequences on the mental and physical health of those who survive it and that affects women and children without distinction of countries, cultures, educational and socioeconomic levels. Urgent measures must be taken to stop the repetition of violent patterns. No strategy can be successful if it is based solely on response or penalty actions, it is necessary to take more effective strategies such as those that seek to transform social norms that legitimize the inequality of power between men and women and develop skills to solve problems without violence .

HOW THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN COLOMBIA WAS.

The last electoral elections in Colombia, had like objective the election of our representatives to the congress of the republic; that is conformed by camera and senate. Here all the political parties of our country presented their candidates and as citizens we had the opportunity to listen and analyze their political proposals. perhaps one of the most relevant facts was that, for the first time in history, F.A.R.C had participation as a political party.

This democratic process took place in a peaceful manner and in total normality. With the results it was possible to observe and analyze the new percentages of
the abstention, the blank vote and the opinion vote; In addition to comparing past elections, the phenomenon called "vote buying" and the legitimacy of those who went to the polls. Go out and see the ethics and credibility of the political candidates. Something very important, since the politics without ethics becomes a corrupt underworld, where the power and personal interests of the politician will always prevail over the arrival of the population. And those who seek to govern in a democratic society like our country, should be an example
This year there was a high participation of citizens, something very fundamental for future debates and popular consultations related to issues such as peace, justice, immigration, education, the economy and many others.



Here I highlight three long-term challenges that if any president faced would leave an indelible mark:

1. Education The efforts that have been made have been insufficient. To begin with, it is necessary to ensure food, health, affection and proper education in early childhood; in this age we play half of the task. Children without sufficient nutrition or adequate and timely stimulation will have much lower chances of being good bachilleres, needless to say, professionals.


2. Moving from a mining economy to a more modern, innovative and diversified one. We have already explained it many times in this blog: this is a country that deindustrializes. Colombia today depends as never before on mining exports and, on the other hand, it has weakened its manufacturing industry and its agriculture.

3. First the human being. To the economic policies it is necessary to give them a turn of 180%. That inflation worries more than employment, what we focus on GDP growth more than socio-economic development; or that we want to solve with unfeasible subsidies the fundamental needs of the people (health, education, housing, etc.) are clear evidence that we are confused in our priorities.

We must remember that a good political representative in our government will always be one who sees Colombia with a vision of the future, and works honestly for the welfare of the country that chose him. Without wanting to be simplistic, and without ignoring that the conjuncture will always be a challenge for any ruler; this country has pending tasks that, as long as they do not confront us, will keep us in underdevelopment. We need to strengthen State policies and stop relying on short-term politicking compromises.