Análisis de la violencia intrafamiliar hacia las mujeres en estado de refugio: el caso de las colombianas en el cantón Cuenca en el año 2013

Abstract

The present study addresses the analysis of intrafamilial violence towards women in refugee status, taking as a case study the situation of the Colombian population living in the Cuenca canton.

The thesis presents two themes: State, Power and Violence, Universal Citizenship, Refuge and Human Rights, context of the problematic on Domestic Violence. It identifies and characterizes a study sample of women of Colombian nationality suffering from FIV. Contrast the perception of these women, in relation to public and private services, created to address the problem, with the perspective of the public and private actors involved in care at the local level, through qualitative research techniques, such as the semi-structured interview and the focus group.

Thus, the research fulfills its objective: to study the state of intra-family violence, in order to contribute with conceptual and political reflections to improve the living conditions of these women, and facilitate the exercise of their right to a dignified life, in the framework of universal citizenship.