The Head of the Coordination Unit Against Violence Against Women of the Government Delegation in Melilla, Laura Segura, has announced that agent Juan Antonio Martín Doña, assigned to the EMUME of the Organic Judicial Police Unit of the Civil Guard of Melilla and the Schools for Equality of Melilla will be the winners of this year’s ‘Meninas’ awards.
As he has explained, Martín Doña is a University Expert in the fight against Violence against Women and for a decade he has been doing his daily work from the Woman-Minor Team of the Civil Guard “with dedication, spirit of sacrifice and permanent availability for the service, carrying out his tasks with diligence, combining values such as respect, empathy, honesty, will and responsibility, from all possible aspects of the fight against gender violence.”
Segura has stressed that it is considered “a reference” both for the victims, the social agents, the Security Forces and Bodies and even the Judicature, with which it has been associated for so many years, and has also recalled its participation in the preparation of a training plan for VioGén within the Melilla Command.
As for the Schools for Equality of Melilla, it is a community of education professionals “that has been involved in the prevention and eradication of gender violence in all its manifestations from the centers of our city”, he explained.
A community, he said, composed of the teachers responsible for Equality of each educational center of our city, thus encompassing the entire educational community at all stages and levels of teaching. “A network against gender violence that extends to the rest of teachers and that transcends society”, has put in value Segura.
Honorable Mentions
In this edition, as has been the norm in previous years, the work of entities will also be recognized through a specific mention, specifically it will be the union TRIS-STES and the former Director of Nursing of Specialized Care of the Regional Hospital of Melilla, Concha Cortés.
With regard to the trade union organization, the Head of the Unit has reported that the repression is due to the actions demonstrated over the years and whose objective has been none other than to promote gender equality, eradicate violence against women and carry out good practices, sensitization and social awareness.
“This union has resulted in the training of teachers, equality and co-education, and in the detection of gender violence, including gender approaches in their training and informative actions in education,” said Segura, who also referred to awareness campaigns carried out by ATA-STES or the annual edition of a Co-education Calendar, among many other activities.
As for Cortés, who has already retired, she has participated in numerous courses and conferences on the subject of violence against women, demonstrating a sensitivity and specialization in the subject, as well as a great dedication.
“The correct organization and sensitization of a body such as nursing allows to address violence against women from its first symptoms,” said Segura, who stressed that courteous, “facilitated sensitization and collaborated with civil society and other institutions for the eradication of gender violence from the field of health, sensitizing the staff of INGESA and the Comarcar Hospital of Melilla.”
The institutional event, in this edition, will take place in the Assembly Hall of the University Hospital of Melilla (HUME) during the afternoon of November 27.