Brazil: Domestic Violence Victims Denied Justice
(World News Brazil)

(São Paulo) - The authorities in the Brazilian state of Roraima are failing to investigate or prosecute domestic violence cases, leaving women at further risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The serious problems in Roraima, the state with the highest rate of killings of women in Brazil, reflect nationwide failures to provide victims of domestic violence with access to justice and protection. The 22-page report, ` `One Day I´ll Kill You´: Impunity in Domestic Violence Cases in the Brazilian State of Roraima ,` examines systemic problems in responding to domestic violence in the state. Human Rights Watch documented 31 cases of domestic violence, and interviewed...