Toledo.- The Delegation of the Government of Spain in Castilla-La Mancha has gathered on Thursday a minute of silence as a sign of condemnation of the last machista murder confirmed by the Ministry of Equality, that of a 39-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner on October 18 in La Rioja.
The delegate of the Government, Milagros Tolón, has once again expressed her absolute condemnation and rejection of this machista murder and has transferred all her support to relatives and friends of the victims, while at the same time requesting to redouble all efforts from the institutions, administrations and the whole of society to arrive on time and avoid more deaths.
The institutional declaration that accompanies this minute of silence includes that despite “the negationist approaches of male violence, we will persevere and continue to move towards a more just, egalitarian and free society of male violence. To this end, an appeal is made to all institutions, administrations and the whole of society to maintain this struggle from unity and firmness.”
Representatives of the State Security Forces and Bodies, members of the Municipal Corporation and staff of the Delegation attended the event.
48 killed in 2024
This latest crime of gender violence has taken the life of a 39-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner on October 18, 2024 in La Rioja. There were previous complaints of gender-based violence against the alleged aggressor.
With the confirmation of this case, the number of women killed by gender violence in Spain amounts to 48 in 2024 and 1,293 since 2003, when these data began to be collected. The number of children orphaned by gender-based violence against their mothers was 36 in 2024 and 469 since 2013. On the other hand, the number of underage people killed by gender violence in Spain was 9 in 2024 and 62 since 2013.
Care and advice
The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, recalls that the telephone 016, online consultations through the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel on the number 600 000 016 and the online chat, accessible from the website violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es, operate 24 hours a day, every day of the week.
At 016 you can ask for advice on the resources available and the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women, as well as legal advice from 8 am to 10 pm every day of the week, with care in 53 languages and a service adapted to possible situations of disability.
On the other hand, it also recalls that in an emergency situation you can call 112 or the emergency telephones of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). In case it is not possible to make a call and in a situation of danger, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal will be sent to the police with geolocation.
These means of assistance can be activated by the victim and also by anyone who knows or suspects a case of gender violence. It is a duty of the whole society.