Intersectional perspective for the attention of indigenous and rural women defenders.

Abstract

This article addresses the need of the intersectional perspective for the attention of violence, access to justice and public participation, of indigenous and rural women who defend human rights. It highlights that they face discrimination factors linked to gender, their indigenous origin, and their rural situation, which are maximized by their work in defense of human rights. The intersectional perspective emerges as a response to address their context with the aim that they can live free of discrimination and violence and can perform their defense activities safely. However, there are challenges such as the deficit in human rights education and intersectionality, the normalization of violence against women and the stigmatization of human rights defense that hinder its implementation.