The Government Delegation in Castilla-La Mancha shows its condemnation for the latest murder confirmed in the province of Madrid

Toledo.- The Delegation of the Government of Spain in Castilla-La Mancha has shown its condemnation for the latest machista murder confirmed in the province of Madrid. Since 2003, when the collection of official data began, 1,384 women have been murdered for gender violence. Since 2013, 68 boys and girls have been killed for gender-based violence against their mother and 542 have been orphaned as a result of this violence.

The victim is Gloria Esperanza, 52, who was allegedly murdered by her partner on October 20. The victim does not leave minor children and there were no previous complaints against the alleged aggressor.

In addition to the delegate, all the provincial sub-delegates of the Government Delegation, responsible for the Coordination Unit against Violence against Women of the Government Delegation; representatives of the State Security Forces and Corps; members of other public administrations and workers of the Delegation, attended the event.

Statements by the delegate

The government delegate has defended that “the Viogen system works” in addition to specifying that there are “more than 5,900 women in the system” and recalling that in this case “there were no previous complaints” and urging the citizens “no abuse, no indication remains unreported”: “That families report it, and if not, that neighbors report it”.

Sabrido has once again stressed that “there can be no case that cannot be attended to” and has called for the complicity of the rest of society “in the fight against this scourge of male violence” to “defend the equality and dignity of women”.

Institutional declaration

In application of the protocol approved by the Ministry of Equality and the Ministry of Territorial Policy when a machista murder occurs, an institutional statement has been disseminated in which it is stressed that, as a democratic society, “we cannot tolerate any type of violence against women because they are women”.

Male violence “is a structural violence, based on sexist discrimination, inequality and imbalance in power relations between women and men. Violence against women and girls violates their fundamental rights to life, liberty, physical and moral integrity, equality and dignity.”

Likewise, the commitment of the institutions is reaffirmed in the face of the negationist approaches of male violence and an appeal is made to all administrations and society as a whole to maintain this struggle from unity and firmness, moving towards a more just, egalitarian and violence-free society against women.

Resources of Assistance

The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, recalls that telephone 016, online consultations through email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel on the number 600 000 016 and the online chat available on the web violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es, operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

The 016 provides advice on available remedies and the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women, as well as legal advice from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., every day of the week, with care in 53 languages and a service adapted to possible situations of disability.

In case of emergency, you can call 112 or the telephone numbers of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). If it is not possible to make a call, in a situation of danger the ALERTCOPS application can be used, which sends an alert signal with geolocation to the State Security Forces and Bodies.

These means can be activated by the victim and also by anyone who knows or suspects of a case of gender violence, since the eradication of this violence is a collective responsibility.