Shield heirs of disturbance in Peru's Ayacucho section

For survivors of gender-based violence in Peru's Ayacucho region, I am filing a police complaint that used to be a daunting experience. On top of dealing with the trauma itself, women — many of whom live in poverty and come from rural and marginal urban areas — had to visit several offices to complete the paperwork and wait months, or even years, for a judge to order police protection.

The administrative hassle severe....