Human rights and domestic violence

It is understood that domestic violence is a historical phenomenon, which it have greater visibility throughout the history of humanity. To the extent that episodes of violence are becoming public and its consideration is beyond the private area, it is given rather than a social problem to prevent, to help victims and punish the perpetrators.

According to the Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women defines this as a specific form of violence stemming from the historically unequal power relations between women and men. Reads: "must be understood as any action or conduct, based on gender, which causes death or physical, sexual or psychological harm to women, both in public and private (CMF 1997, p 10).

Domestic violence, in any form and in both the public and private, is a violation of human rights and it should be considered a health priority public. Knowledge of the factors involved in the problem of violence and the impact on health and economy are necessary for defining policies, programs and activities designed to introduce corrective and to develop strategies to reduce their impact on population health.

A viable political defense of human rights should review the issue from a global perspective, pointing to create an area of justice to strengthen those who suffer from these situations in order to allow public participation and the change in power relations and the awareness of all people in order to preserve and restore the values of respect, equity and solidarity.

Therefore, it must transform the law by incorporating a gender perspective more than speech, so that the interests and needs women are taken into account from a more inclusive, equitable and democratic in its meaning, as applied in its interpretation and teaching methods.