Región
Amérique latine et Caraïbes
Pueblo Indígena
Mujeres indígenas
RESUMEN The Cuetzalan Indigenous Court was initially created in 2003 by the state justice authorities as part of official multicultural policies, but it has become highly relevant for local processes to strengthen indigenous justice (Terven 2009; Chávez 2008). Within the procedures of the Indigenous Court, indigenous women from CAMI and other organizations seek to promote awareness of women's rights. The women of CAMI are part of the Council of the Court and, in this way, it has been possible for them to accompany and participate in a series of cases. Their constant dialogue with indigenous judges seeks to ensure that women's rights are taken into account in their conciliations, even if these contravene customs, for example in cases of rights to alimony, abandonment or mistreatment. The review of the records of the Indigenous Court shows that in 2004, of eighty cases, forty had to do with women; in 2005, of 77 cases in total, 41 were initiated by women; in 2006, out of 78 cases, 43 had female plaintiffs, which demonstrates the importance of the institution for the women of this municipality (Terven 2008: 199). (page 36).
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