Panelists call for social, legal remedies for violence against women

Published: 2007-03-01

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Violence against women, both in the United States and around the world, is on the rise and must be addressed with a potent combination of social, legal and economic remedies, said a panel of speakers Feb. 27 in New York. "Addressing Violence Against Women" was the topic of a panel discussion at the Church of the Holy Family. The program was the second discussion in a series called "The Human Dignity of Women in Contemporary Society," sponsored by the Holy See Mission to the United Nations, the Path to Peace Foundation and the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John's University. "It seems ironic that, at a time when the sensitivity for women's issues appears stronger than ever, the world is now obliged to confront new forms of violence and slavery directed especially at women," said Archbishop Celestino Migliore, papal nuncio to the United Nations. "The mistreatment of women is a long-standing reality in many places and a disregard for the age and vulnerability of young girls in particular is especially repugnant," he continued.

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