Refugees contributor: Marina Watson Peláez Marina Watson Pelaez is a freelance trilingual journalist and documentary-maker. She has explored the effects of austerity in Portugal, the control of water resources in the West Bank, India’s rape crisis, and the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority from Myanmar in Bangkok. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/marina-watson-pelaez/rss en Portugal Turns to Prevention to Take on Its Domestic Violence Problem Gender-Based Violence Health Politics and Policy Wed, 31 May 2017 11:36:04 +0000 Marina Watson Peláez https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/05/31/portugal-turns-to-prevention-to-take-on-its-domestic-violence-problem https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/05/31/portugal-turns-to-prevention-to-take-on-its-domestic-violence-problem After a history of handing out lenient sentences to domestic abusers, the Portuguese government is focusing on prevention and education in a bid to turn things around. Catarina Martins, the Woman Shaking up Portugal’s Political Scene Heroes Politics and Policy Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:27:28 +0000 Marina Watson Peláez https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/04/13/catarina-martins-the-woman-shaking-up-portugals-political-scene https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/04/13/catarina-martins-the-woman-shaking-up-portugals-political-scene The leader of Portugal’s left-wing Left Bloc party, Catarina Martins, talks about how female politicians are fighting to promote gender equality in her country. ‘It is Scary to See How the World Can Change in One Night’ Laws & Policy Tue, 14 Feb 2017 07:50:22 +0000 Marina Watson Peláez https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/14/it-is-scary-to-see-how-the-world-can-change-in-one-night https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/14/it-is-scary-to-see-how-the-world-can-change-in-one-night Trump’s ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. threw lives into chaos. Even with the ban suspended, three women tell Women & Girls Hub about the uncertainty that has gripped their lives. ‘It is Scary to See How the World Can Change in One Night’ Crisis and Conflict Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:33:33 +0000 Marina Watson Peláez https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/02/13/scary-see-world-can-change-one-night https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/02/13/scary-see-world-can-change-one-night Trump’s ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. threw lives into chaos. Even with the ban suspended, three women describe here the uncertainty that has gripped their lives, not knowing what will happen next to their jobs or families.