The Government Delegation in Melilla has joined this noon in the minute of silence that has been carried out in all the Delegations, Sub-Delegations of the Government and the Island Directorates of the General Administration of the State, to convey its strongest condemnation for the murder by gender violence of Cloe, 15 years old, in the province of Alicante, this past Monday, and reiterate its heartfelt condolences to his relatives and friends.
The head of the Government Delegation, Sabrina Moh, has been in charge of reading the Institutional Declaration of the Ministry of Equality on the occasion of this murder that already raises 42 women killed so far this year at the hands of their partners or ex-partners and 32 minors who have been orphaned. In addition, 8 boys and girls have been killed by their parents or by the partners or ex-partners of their mothers to cause maximum pain to them.
The manifesto states that, as a democratic society, “we cannot tolerate any kind 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,” he said.
“Violence against women and girls violates their fundamental rights to life, liberty, physical and moral integrity, equality and dignity,” said Moh, who noted that despite the denial of male violence, “we are going to persevere and we are going to continue moving towards a fairer, egalitarian society free of male violence.” To this end, an appeal has been made to all institutions, administrations and the whole of society to maintain this struggle from unity and firmness.
1,287 women killed since 2003
Since 2003, 1,287 women have already been killed for gender-based violence. Since 2013, 61 children have been killed for gender-based violence against their mothers and 465 children have been orphaned by gender-based violence in Spain.
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 year.
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 8h to 22h every day of the week, with attention 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.