Equality convenes a disaster committee to judge the murders attributable to gender violence in May

“In this month of May, 5 ladies have been murdered by their companions or ex-partners. We convened the Crisis Committee on 2J to investigate case by case and strengthen the institutional response capability to guard all ladies in opposition to sexist violence. We love one another vivas”, wrote the Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, on her Twitter account.

This is the third disaster committee convened by the Ministry, after the primary in December 2022 and the second in January 2023. In these conferences it was determined, amongst different measures, that this committee would meet at any time when one month the 5 victims have been reached mortals for this scourge.

This announcement comes after the Government Delegation in opposition to Gender Violence confirmed on Tuesday that the homicide of a girl in Álava this weekend is a brand new sexist crime, which is the fifth to this point this month.

In the convened committee, which can happen on the Equality headquarters at 09:00, all of the actors concerned within the struggle in opposition to gender violence within the state and regional administration take part. So far in 2023, 20 ladies have been murdered by their companions or ex-partners and 1,204 since information was accessible, 2003.

The committee consists of the Ministry of Equality, all of the autonomous communities, the Interior, Justice, the Prosecutor of the Delegate Chamber for Violence in opposition to Women. All of them obtain info from the Coordination and Violence in opposition to Women Units of the Government delegations and sub-delegations, with whom they’re coordinated.

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