National Women’s Service says publicity campaign generating higher awareness for reporting crimes.
Chile’s National Women’s Service, or Sernam, received 155,000 total reports of domestic violence in 2011--up 18,000, or 13 percent, from 2010.
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Chile’s National Women’s Service, or Sernam, received 155,000 total reports of domestic violence in 2011--up 18,000, or 13 percent, from 2010.
Advertisement from Sernam’s domestic abuse awareness campaign (Courtesy of Gobierno de Chile/Sernam)Login to read more.About the writer
David Pedigo
Shortly after graduating from Beloit College in 2011, David booked a flight to Chile and found a passion for journalism at The Santiago Times. Outside the Times, David has been published by organizations such as the World Policy Institute and the Midwest Journal for Undergraduate Research. He likes to keep up to date on current events around the world, and has a particular interest in the Americas.
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