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Ministry of Women and Gender Equity
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This Saturday, December 19, it was commemorated for the first time on National Day Against Femicide in memory of Javiera Neira Oportus, a 6-year-old girl who on this same date, but in 2005, was murdered by her father.
According to the Ministry of Women, during 2020 there have been 40 completed femicides and 147 frustrated.
In the middle of the commemoration, Government authorities and from the Prodemu Foundation announced the delivery of emergency bracelets for women victims of violence with an investment of US $ 1 millionnorth.
Specifically, the technological device seeks to strengthen the support network for women and its target audience is those who live in foster homes, go to a center related to the ministry or live in a vulnerable situation.
According to the government, they will be more than 10,500 women who will be able to access this device. At first glance they look like a sports watch, but at the same time they allow to generate an alert about a risk situation.
The Minister of Women and Gender Equity, Mónica Zalaquett, highlighted the investment made in prevention and said that it is relevant that women believe in the system and feel safe.
Meanwhile, according to the Chilean Network against Violence against Women, this year there have been 54 femicides. The group’s spokeswoman, Lorena Astudillo, pointed out that the State is at the fore in the prevention of violence.
The Chilean Network Against Violence towards women acknowledged that progress has been made in punishing femicide, but pointed out that it is It is necessary to advance in measures that allow these crimes not to occur.
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