Woman & their
rights
Women in Latin / South America still have to fight for their rights.
Some older indigenous chiefs (caciques) in certain regions of Argentina have exploited their traditional authority to deny women in their communities their traditional right to have a say—ironically, on issues such as domestic violence and femicide. Women have established regular group discussions to encourage other women to speak out more within their communities, as well as to the press and the public,
Brazil has the highest registered femicide rates in the world, with Argentina not far behind.
What is being done to stop this?
Mexican women still suffer greatly from patriarchy. Nevertheless, a student has managed to stop cyberbullying. Therefore, women are trying to outsmart their husbands, but mothers have been searching for their missing daughters for decades.
In Mexican indigenous communities, emancipation has not yet taken root.
- But women are still finding ways to come together!
The war on drugs in Mexico does not spare women either. They are the ones who suffer when their sons, daughters, and brothers disappear. Because the government does nothing, they set out to find them—at the risk of their own lives.
AIDS remains a major threat to sex workers in South America, including Nicaragua.
Sandra Weiss and Charlotte Eichhorn have been living and researching in Latin America for many years. In their reportages, they allow themselves to be immersed in completely different worlds. They get into the thick of it - and accompany their protagonists, sometimes for decades. This results in long-term, multidimensional observations.
Their reportages bear witness to the modernisation and globalisation of South America from the perspective of the people affected. The stories describe the resulting upheavals and problems as well as successful resistance and original alternatives. They are therefore an impressive and thought-provoking appeal to our Western civilisation
