What is it about?
this article approaches the spiritual and political dimensions of the Arhuaco People's justice system to examine its procedures and sanctions. We want to understand how the Arhuaco People administer justice in cases where male community members are allegedly responsible for committing sexual crimes against women
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Why is it important?
The field of legal anthropology has widely debated Indigenous Peoples’ justice practices. However, Indigenous Peoples’ legal perspective on sexual offenses remains understudied
Perspectives
We identify as trustworthy outsiders due to multiple factors, such as not speaking the Iku language, not staying constantly in the territory, and gender differences. However, we consider that this does not harm our position Arhuacos are used to having external allies. In the particular case of women who have suffered sexual abuse, they assume that this article contributes to reflecting on and illustrating the phenomenon within-outside the community.
PhD EDWIN RUBIO MEDINA
Universidade de Coimbra
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This page is a summary of: Between Voices and Silence: Indigenous Women and Sexual Offenses by Men Among the Arhuaco People, Violence Against Women, June 2023, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/10778012231179216.
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Edwin Rubio Medina. Posdoctoral researcher
Biography Bachelor in Law (Universidad Surcolombiana). Between 2009 and 2013 in southern Colombia was attorney of the movement of victims of state crimes (MOVICE) and of the Colectivo Jose Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR). Litigating crimes against humanity before the national legal system. Legal representative of ACADEHUM (2009-2012)(Colombian association of human rights defence lawyers). Part-time professor at the university Minuto de Dios in 2013. ( Neiva-Huila). Since 2014 has been counselor of indigenous organizations as such (Tama-Dujos-Nasa, Wayuu, Arhuacos). Advising them on issues related to intercultural justice, characterisations of the impact of the armed conflict and prior consultation on mining projects. In the academic scope. Edwin has a master degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (Universidad Externado-Carlos III de Madrid. (thesis: SISPI (The Indigenous System of Intercultural Own Health) through the Autonomic Decree 1953 of 2014. He has written some articles about human rights and indigenous peoples in Colombia. In addition, he is member of CLACSO and RELAJU. Nowadays, he is writing about issues that involve decoloniality, indigenous peoples and the theory of law. He obtained a P.hD in Human Rights in Contemporary Societies and he is a law professor in Colombia ORCID
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