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ISBN: 1-890671-19-3
SUBJECT: Abuse, mistreatment, and violence against women in public health facilities in Peru
MINUTES: VHS 22
PRODUCER: The Center for Reproductive Rights & The Latin America and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights (CLADEM) ©1998
LANGUAGE: English
DESCRIPTION: The cases are startling - women who are mistreated and abused by public health care providers in Peru. Betrayed by the very people they turn to for help, these women are left humiliated and distrustful of the medical profession. Their testimonies are documented here, in a human rights report and accompanying video that leave the viewer moved and inspired by the courage of these women.

"Silence and Complicity" is produced by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Law and Policy in conjunction with The Latin America and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights and is narrated by award-winning actress Rita Moreno.

No one had ever made me cry before, but that doctor did...All that I ask of the authorities is that they do me justice. That's all I want.
--Marina Machaca, 23-year-old victim of sexual abuse

This relationship disregards patients' rights and is insensitive to women's human rights. It is a very serious situation that the government has not addressed in any meaningful manner. It deserves urgent attention.
--Giulia Tamayo, attorney based in Lima, Peru

Silence and Complicity the report, is available from the Center for Reproductive Rights in both English and Spanish.