Assembly

The workshop on Women’s Health – Violence Against Women & HIV/AIDS was very well attended with over forty women and men in attendance. The group was assigned one Spanish and one Creole translator to assist with the language. The discussion was very animated, with many stories told. The group did not come up with a resolution, but put forward five recommendations, which were presented at the feedback plenary the following afternoon.

The Recommendations are:

1. There should be a review of the laws of the Caribbean, which deal with violence against women to determine what works and what does not and make the appropriate changes.

2. Women should be the primary focus of our public education on violence against women.

3. Women should be able to access educational opportunities which lead to positions of power and authority, so that they are able to practice in the legal system, as well as to take up positions in all areas of violence against women.

4. Caribbean States should be made accountable for the violence against women that its agents commit.

5. Men should be engaged as participants in men’s collective activism against violence against women.