He president of the Canary IslandsFernando Clavijo, announced yesterday morning the future creation of five specific centers intended for victims of sexual violence on different islands. These resources will increase the assistance network that the regional administration and the councils offer to women victims of sexist violence. The aforementioned facilities are planned open on the most populated islands, that is, on Tenerife, Gran Canaria, The Palm, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, as explained by the sources consulted.
Clavijo recalled that the date of November 25 (25N) “we must keep it in mind 365 days a year” and not only “they should serve to honor the victims, but to call attention to society as a whole”, since “gender violence and machismo continue to be an endemic evil that we must fight against every day.”
He stated that this constant work «we owe it to Hayat, Carmen, Rebeca, Evarista and María Esther”, andn reference to those murdered so far this year in the Archipelago, as well as the 106 women who since 2003 have lost their lives at the hands of their partners or ex-partners in Canary Islands.
In these figures we must add the eight minors who also lost their lives in episodes of violence against women since statistics on the matter began to be compiled. And in the last decade, 28 boys and girls have been orphaned due to the aforementioned social problem.
Clavijo recalled that in this edition the 25N day is dedicated to economic violence, that in which women are marginalized when developing their projects and ideas, because their partner He doesn’t want to share his money to help her. According to the president, “our responsibility is to bring out all types of violence.” In this case, “financial abuse is one of the most common.”
Protection
He recalled that the commitment to We owe it to the 5,340 women in the Canary Islands to improve the care network who, at this time, require protection from the security forces within the framework of the VioGen system, as well as those who do not dare to report.
The Minister of Social Welfare, Candelaria Delgadostated that, between January and October of this year, calls for gender violence to the 112 room increased by 17% compared to the same period in 2022.
And, in the case of September, This increase reached 40% compared to the recorded data. in the same period last year.
Based on the information offered by the Executive, between January and October, 14,628 alerts for sexist violence were received in the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center (Cecoes). 58% of them were emergencies (with imminent danger for the victim); 23% to request information, and 18% for urgency (subjective situation that requires attention).
Who gave the alert to the 112 operating room? In 40%, the victim herself called the operating room. In 25% they were accidental alerts. The staff of an institution activated the resources in 20% of the cases, while in 4% the notification came from 016 (number specifically assigned for victims). And family members called in 4% of the total.
Regarding the type of attacks, 44% were due to physical violence, while episodes of psychological attacks reached 41%. Sexual violence was recorded in 4% of the episodes.
The rest of the calls to Emergency and Security Coordination Center It was to make inquiries or search for coordination, according to the data offered. Some experts point out that only 30% of real victims dare to report. And in the second quarter of this year in the courts there were 18% more cases reported than in the aforementioned period of 2022, as recalled by Candelaria Delgado.
