With the establishment of the constitutional regime, the old Militias and OrdenanÃ§as were replaced by a single national militia force, the National Guard. However, the National Guard revealed itself an ineffective and undisciplined force.
The physical effects of domestic violence on children, different than the effects of direct abuse, can start when they are fetus in their mother's womb, can result in low infant birth weights, premature birth, excessive bleeding, and fetal death, due to the mother's physical trauma and emotional stress.
In about 80 percent of these cases, children directly see or hear the violence.3 Every year, between 10 and 15 million children witness domestic violence.6,7. Witnessing high levels of domestic violence can have lifelong effects on a childâs cognitive, emotional, and social development.