The workers of the Delegation of the Government, headed by the Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo; the delegate of the Government of Spain in the Community of Madrid, Francisco Martín; and the subdelegate of the Government, Pilar Trinidad, have observed a minute of silence as a sign of revulsion, rejection and condemnation before the last murder for alleged gender violence of Karilenia, 39 years old, in Asturias, on January 31.
Once again, this minute of silence has been held simultaneously in all the delegations and subdelegations of Spain within the framework of the new “Protocol of condemnation and revulsion against murders due to gender violence” that aims to offer a joint institutional response to any murder caused by gender violence and vicarious violence, as well as support and solidarity with the victims, their relatives, and people close to them.
On this occasion, the person in charge of the subsequent reading of the institutional declaration of condemnation was the head of the Coordination Unit against Violence against Women, Eva Corrales, who recalled that this is the first woman killed by gender violence in Spain in 2025 and the 1,294 since 2003.
In addition, since 2013, 62 children have been killed for gender-based violence against their mothers and 467 children have been orphaned by gender-based violence in Spain.
Finally, the statement reviewed all the communication methods available to victims, such as 016, online consultations through the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel on the number 600 000 016 and online chat, accessible from the website violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es, operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year.