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Violence Against Women: 10 Reports / Year 200335 Oliveira, Eliany, “Os direitos das mulheres e as políticas públicas”, in Jornal On-Line Noolhar.com, November 24, 2001, available at http://www.mj.gov.br/sedh/cndm/artigos/eliany.htm, (consulted December 1, 2002).36 The special police station of Londrina, for instance, points out that since its foundingin 1986 it has registered nearly 20’000 cases, of which only 10% have led to alegal inquiry, available at http://www.redesaude.org.br.37 Only one out of every ten men is considered guilty at the end of a lengthy trialprocess. These meagre results may strongly discourage women to carry out withthe legal proceedings. A significant portion of women declare there is no point inseeking help because they feel they won’t be recognized as victims.38 U.S. Dep’t of State, Ibid.39 A Polícia , o Judiciário, as Mulheres, a Violência, Ibid.40 A hotline was installed that encourages women to register complaints. The risingdemand of women and their children to stay in the shelters exceeds capacity andthe Rio state government began construction of additional facilities already duringthe past year.41 Reports received by Abrapia’s SOS Children service regarding 1169 cases ofdomestic violence between 1998 and 1999.42 Article 25 of the Penal Code.43 Human Rights Watch, Criminal Injustice, Violence against Women in Brazil, p.19.44 Article 121, §1°, relating to murder and article 129, §4°, relating to violent physicalassault, of the 1940 Brazilian Penal Code.45 Silvia Pimentel e Valéria Pandjiarjian, “Defesa da honra: tese superada?”, Folhade S. Paulo, (September 12, 2000), available at http://www.observatoriodaimprensa.com.br/artigos/iq200920003.htm,(consulted April 21, 2003).46 U.S. Dep’t of State, Ibid.47 Teixeira, Analba and Grossi Miriam, Honour Crimes: the murder of women in thestate of Rio Grande do Norte.48 Ibid.49 Article 215 of the Brazilian Penal Code.50 All the data included in this paragraph regarding rape rates is taken fromMJ/SENASP/DECASP/Coordenação de Estatisticas e Acompanhamento dasPolícias, http:/www.conjunturacriminal.com.br/dados/est-estupro.htm, consulted12.02.03.51 Statistics from the Ministry of Justice, available at http://www.mj.gov.br/Senasp/senasp/estat_atentado.htm.52 Statistics from the Ministry of Justice, available athttp://www.mj.gov.br/Senasp/senasp/estat_estupro.htm.53 Silvia Pimentel, Ana Lucia Pastore Schritzmeyer, Valéria Pandjiarjian, Estupro,direitos humanos, gênero e justiça, available at http://www.uol.com.br/cultvox/revistas/usp/_silvia.htm, (consulted February 12, 2003).54 U.S. Dep’t of State, Ibid.102