Sexual violence against domestic workers, a hidden chapter in Colombian history

Everything can happen in the solitude of the houses. Under the surface, family secrets are hidden that have accumulated dust for decades. Among them, sexual violence against domestic workers. “It is a very thorny issue,” says Claribed Palacios, president of the Union of Afro-Colombian Domestic Service Workers (UTRASD). These acts continue to be surrounded by a “total hermetism,” says the union leader. In most cases, the victims never denounced, …