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Latina victims suffering in silence for fear of deportation – North Carolina From: themountaineer.com

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“Among those whose lives are afflicted by sexual abuse, there is a victim population likely suffering in silence and largely unaccounted for because they fear that reporting the crime would lead to another tragic demise: deportation.

Karen Arias, Latina victims advocate for the 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Alliance, said 72 immigrant victims reported domestic violence and sexual assault between July 2007 and March 2008. Of those, 48 victims were women, 24 were men. “*

*From: www.themountaineer.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Posted on: April 22nd, 2008
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Filed Under: Eye Openers, Health, Immigration
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