Miami, United States. – The Yosítecreo independent feminist platform in Cuba and the magazine’s gender observatory Tense wings (OGAT) confirmed This Tuesday the feminicide of the young Yaritza Chávez, mother of two girls, occurred on January 28 in the cast Lugones, in Maidique (province of Ciego de Ávila).
With this case they add three sexist crimes registered by independent platforms on the island, so far this year.
Chávez died in his home because of a shot made by his ex -partner and father of the youngest daughter, according to the information provided by Yosítecreo in Cuba. The group of feminist activists also stressed “the use of an industrial firearm by a civilian, which shows alarming changes in a country where only firearms are allowed for police and military.”
“We hope the authorities explain how the aggressor obtained the revolver,” added the feminist platform.
This Tuesday, Yosítecreo in Cuba and the OGAT also confirmed The feminicide of the Cuban Alianna Laborde Díaz32 years old, on February 3. The young woman was killed by her ex -partner at the Servicenter “La Loma”, located on the road to Gibara, on the outskirts of Holguín.
The aggression, Yosítecreo points out in Cuba, perpetrated “with a white weapon” and also left a colleague from the victim who tried to avoid the crime and ended up being hospitalized.
For his part, the aggressor, who had a history of sexist violence, died during his escape.
The victim had a minor son, who is not the son of his ex -partner, according to the reported report.
The Yosítecreo Femicide Sub -addicts in Cuba and the OGAT, in addition to the three crimes confirmed until February 4, includes two alerts of sexist violence in Artemis and one in Matanzas.
At the end of 2024, both groups reported 55 femicides that occurred on the island throughout the year. They also denounced several attempts at feminicide, in addition to six cases pending access to police investigations and two murders of men for gender reasons.
Both the OGAT and Yosítecreo in Cuba have reiterated the urgency that the Cuban government declares an “state of emergency for gender violence.” They have also advocated the implementation of an integral law that effectively combines sexist violence. “It is imperative that concrete measures are taken to protect women and prevent more femicides,” both organizations insisted.
In the first semester of 2024, both groups verified 28 femicides, which represents a 43% decrease compared to the same period of the previous year. However, they attributed this reduction mainly to the growing difficulties to confirm information, rather than a real decrease in violence.
Feminicide is not typified as a specific crime in the Cuban Criminal Code. The terms “feminicide” or “macho crime” rarely appear in state media, which only report exceptionally about this type of violence.
Last August, the Government of Cuba reported that, in judgments made in 2023, the courts had identified a total of 110 women over 15 killed by their partners or ex -partners. A recent report by the Attorney General, Yamila Peña, reveals that 72% of the victims were between 25 and 59 years old, 84% of the aggressors were couples or ex -partners, and 31% had a criminal record for violent events.
At the end of July, the authorities approved the creation of a national system for the “registration, attention, monitoring and monitoring” of sexist violence in the country. However, feminist organizations consider that these measures are insufficient and demand more forceful actions.
“Without an official recognition of the seriousness of the problem and without laws that effectively protect women, femicides will continue to occur,” said Yosítecreo and the OGAT.
