In an interview with Universo radio, the lawyer specializing in violence against women, Liliana Zayasspoke about the approach to femicide casesafter one was registered on Wednesday morning in Loma Pytã, Asunción, and with this they would add three events in the week, which is why the current situation is extremely worrying.
“It is a problem that we suffer in the structural question is that is justified by saying that the aggressor suffers from mental disorders“, wielded the expert.
The interviewee indicated that society must unlearn the structural violence that persists because inequalities continue. “Either the victim is blamed, because she later used such clothes or was later the lover, she is stigmatized, she is role-played, or the aggressor is assigned a mental illness“, he questioned.
The former Vice Minister of Protection of Women’s Rights indicated that the issue must be addressed and strengthened, Norms are not enough if they are not applied by justice and prevention operators. “We keep arriving late because the commitment is embodied in the law but not in society,” she added.
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Regarding the case recorded yesterday, it should be noted that the alleged perpetrator is a retired police officer, who worked as a security guard at an educational institution where the victim was the director. The woman received three bullet wounds, one at the height of the chest, in the left forearm and another in the right side knee. The weapon used was a 38-caliber revolver, registered in the man’s name. According to data from the Public Ministry, in 2022 a total of 36 cases of feminicide were registered in Paraguay.
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