Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes is a Brazilian biopharmacist and women human rights defender. She advocates for women rights, particularly against domestic...
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The Lei Maria da Penha (Portuguese: [ˈlej mɐˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈpẽɲɐ], Maria da Penha Law), officially Law No. 11,340 of 7 August 2006, targets gender based violence...
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black woman to star in a prime time telenovela. In 2012, she played Maria da Penha in the telenovela Cheias de Charme, the fourth lead role in her career...
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(several people) Maria da Cunha (1872–1917), Portuguese lesbian poet and journalist Maria da Graça (several people) Maria da Penha (born 1945), Brazilian...
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law, Lei Maria da Penha was the result of an international process led by Maria da Penha herself. A victim of domestic violence, Maria da Penha Fernandes...
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Centro Cultural da Penha is a cultural center, a public facility aimed at the dissemination of culture, the spread knowledge and the appreciation of the...
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purpose of the Maria da Penha Law". The judge then referred the case to a criminal court. In his decision, he asserted that the Maria da Penha Law "has as...
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attacks were identified by multiple news sources: Selena Zagrillo, 12 Maria da Penha Pereira de Melo Banhos, 48 Cybelle Passos Bezerra Lara, 45 Flavia Amoss...
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violence to condemn Brazil in the Maria da Penha case. This led the Brazilian government to enact in 2006 the Maria da Penha Law, the country's first law against...
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ate dog food to survive'". BBC News. Retrieved December 11, 2017. "Maria da Penha Law". Unifem.org. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved...
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