Cepaz considers that reliable data is necessary, which not only reflects the number of victims but also the specific causes of the femicides, as well as the associated phenomena and the advances in the investigation in each of the cases.
He Digital Femicide Observatory of the Center for Justice and Peace (Cepaz) documented five completed and two frustrated femicides in Venezuela during the first week ofCepaz considers that reliable data is necessary, which not only reflects the number of victims but also the specific causes of the femicides, May. This translated into a femicide action every 24 hours in the country.
During the first week of April 2023, the Observatory recorded four frustrated femicides and another four consummated. For its part, the NGO Utopix recorded 47 femicides throughout the country in the first three months of the year.
The organization recalled that these data should be published in a formal national statistical system, with which the competent authorities “could take measures to prevent and eradicate this type of violence.”
“However, the reality in Venezuela is different. We do not know if the information on the femicides that take place in the country is rigorously recorded, but certainly the statistics are not freely accessible and the national plan for the prevention of violence against women is not public knowledge either, “said Cepaz.
The NGO considers that reliable data is necessary, which not only reflects the number of victims but also the specific causes of femicides, as well as the associated phenomena and the advances in investigation in each of the cases, to build effective policies for the prevention of femicides. femicidal violence.
During 2022, the Cepaz Observatory recorded 282 cases of completed femicides in Venezuela and 120 cases of frustrated femicides. On average, there was one femicide action every 26 hours. Of this number, 37 cases corresponded to girls.
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