— the ▁killing ▁of ▁women — has ▁reached ▁alarm ing ▁levels ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁region - wide ▁statistics ▁available , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁show ▁that ▁seven ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁score ▁among ▁the ▁worst ▁ 1 0 ▁nations ▁when ▁meas uring ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁fem ic ide ▁per ▁one ▁million ▁women ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁countries ." ▁Women ' s ▁police ▁stations ▁are ▁also ▁in ▁Gh ana , ▁India , ▁Pakistan , ▁Kos ovo , ▁Liber ia , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Peru , ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁U g anda ▁and ▁Uruguay . ▁A ▁police w oman ▁at ▁a ▁station ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁states , ▁" E ven ▁if ▁a ▁woman ▁is ▁being ▁be aten ▁and ▁psych olog ically ▁tort ured , ▁she ' s ▁told ▁to ▁consider ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁honor ▁and ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁station ." ▁Some ▁women ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁do ▁not ▁even ▁know ▁their ▁rights , ▁End v aw ow . org ▁states , ▁" Only ▁in ▁Brazil ▁had ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁women ▁survey ed ▁receiving ▁training ▁or ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁rights ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁times ▁( by ▁any ▁source ): ▁ 5 4 % ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁ 4 2 % ▁in ▁Nic ar agua , ▁ 3 4 % ▁in ▁Peru , ▁and ▁ 2 3 % ▁in ▁E cuador ." ▁According ▁to ▁Haut z inger ▁in ▁her ▁article ▁C riminal ising ▁Male ▁Vi ol ence ▁in ▁Brazil ' s ▁Women ' s