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EUROPEAN UNION BLASTS CENTRAL AMERICA FEMICIDES.
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By an overwhelming margin, the European Parliament has voted to condemn the murders of women in Central America and Mexico. In an Oct. 11 vote, lawmakers gathered in Brussels officially criticized both the killings and the widespread impunity which has surrounded the crimes. The European deputies called on governments to take meaningful actions aimed at eradicating discrimination and violence against women, punishing killers and strengthening legal systems. Resolution puts women's murders as item in trade talks
Sponsored by Raul Romeva of the Spanish Green Party, the resolution requests that the member states of the European Union (EU) place the femicide issue on their agendas with Central American nations and Mexico. Moreover, the resolution offers technical and professional assistance in solving crimes. Significantly, the Oct. 11 vote sets the stage for women's murders to be an item for negotiation in any future trade accord between the EU and Central America. The EU's democratic clause requires respect for human rights from trading partners. As a result...
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