“Meter a Colher”, the debate promoted by the Federal Department of Socialist Women of the Algarve (DFMS) and the PS/Faro, as part of the commemorations of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”, held on November 24, was attended by the security forces (GNR and PSP), APAV and other civil society entities that fight daily this drama of our society.
In front of an audience of about 40 people, he "got to pick" on pertinent issues such as the laws that protect and protect the rights of individuals who are victims of violence, the application of these laws and the articulation between the different entities, the constraints ( personal, physical and emotional) inherent to the complaint against the aggressor, the continuous and vicious cycle of violence and the removal of the home by the victim versus the removal of the aggressor.
According to Ana Passos, president of the DFMS, this debate greatly contributed to understanding the complexity of the issue of violence against women, particularly in the context of domestic violence, which is the main cause of homicide among women (52%).
Until last Saturday, 36 cases of deaths from domestic violence had been registered nationwide, three of them in the Algarve.
The leader of DFMS Algarve referred that “the Department strongly condemns any act of physical or psychological violence and, in the case of domestic violence, which is a public crime, it must be seen as a serious violation of human rights. It makes perfect sense that it is not treated as an object of the couple's private jurisdiction, because, in about 41,5% of cases, acts of violence occur in the presence of minors and this entails high costs for the formation and development of these children . It is our responsibility as citizens to defend and fight for the well-being of people even in a domestic or family context”.
According to Ana Passos, this is the first in a cycle of debates in the field of violence, as there is still a lot to be discussed about this and other forms of violence, such as against the elderly, the disabled and children. Combating violence is essential if we want a fairer and more egalitarian society.
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