Ruthjaine Estrada González, 25, was murdered by her ex-partner on December 24 in the city of Guantánamo, according to information published this Monday by the magazine. Tense Wings and the YoSíTeCreo Cuba platform. With the death of this mother of two children, there are already at least 33 femicides registered last year in the country.
“The high degree of cruelty and cruelty observed in this case, as well as in that of Mailén Guerra García, in Villa Clara, and in that of Misladis Carmenates Hidalgo in Camagüey, they warn of the urgency of preventing misogyny and feminicidal violence in Cuba, with specific and concrete actions, with structural changes in favor of the protection of women “, denounce the activists of Tense Wings.
Guerra, a mother of two grown children and employed as a custodian at the Chiquitico Fabregat sugar refinery in Remedios, was murdered by her partner on January 2. His death was reported as the first femicide of the year on the island.
In its complaint, the platform specified that the attack on Guerra occurred in the house where she lived, and the woman bled to death “from multiple wounds.” Neighbors consulted commented that there was a “history of sexist violence in this relationship” and that “screams and arguments” were frequently heard inside the house.
With the death of this mother of two children, there are already at least 33 femicides registered last year in the country
The other case, that of Misladis Carmenates Hidalgo, was denounced by The Time of Cuba, which specified that the 43-year-old woman was murdered by her partner on January 6 at her residence located in the Albaisa neighborhood, on the outskirts of the city of Camagüey. “Eleven stab wounds, in addition to the slaughter, the murderer did to the woman, before escaping,” the independent media detailed.
This Sunday, the Cuban Women’s Network shared a document on their networks which summarizes the campaign of the Council for Democratic Transition: Planted for our rights and even freedom. In it, it is denounced that on the Island gender violence manifests itself “in all areas of social and political life.”
“How long will the silence of the institutions and the official press? How long will we have to wait? What else has to happen? We Cuban women deserve respect and support. Where are the women’s organizations in Cuba? Why are they accomplices? of this silence? “, ask the signatories of the text, the activists Marthadela Tamayo, Eroisis González, Iris Ruiz, Sara Cuba, Zuleidis Pérez and Elena Larrinaga. “We will continue to stand for our rights and even freedom,” they conclude.
The document dated in Havana also warns that the year 2022 begins “with 107 political prisoners” for their peaceful activism and in defense of human rights.
“How long will the silence of the institutions and the official press? How long will we have to wait? What else has to happen? Cuban women deserve respect and support.”
Tense Wings reiterated before the end of the year his “urgent call” to the country’s authorities “to take a strong position in the face of these events” and insisted “on the need for community action to denounce sexist violence” and thus achieve “the The names of the victims are not forgotten. “
In addition, they warned that it is precisely in these rural areas that women are most vulnerable, “not only because of machismo but because of the high level of vulnerability in which they find themselves.” As an example, they point to the lack of a job that can make them financially independent, of shelters for battered women and of preventive actions that must be carried out from childhood.
The publication demanded that the Federation of Cuban Women and the authorities worry “about this silent pandemic.”
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– Female Network of Cuba (@FemeninaRed) January 10, 2022
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