The 16 women murdered so far this year in Nicaragua make it clear that the State is not moved by these crimes and its passivity makes it an accomplice, assured members of the country’s feminist organizations.
According to reports from the Catholic organization for the Right to Decide, eight of them lost their lives outside of Nicaragua and nine of the 16 victims were between 35 and 59 years old and seven were between 18 and 34 years old.
Of the cases mentioned, only one is under investigation, three are in legal proceedings, two went unpunished, two perpetrators committed suicide, and four of the cases are abroad. The activist María Teresa Blandón considers that one of the aggravating factors in these events has been the passivity promoted by the State of Nicaragua.
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«I believe that right now the State of Nicaragua cannot do anything (…) because it has no respect for the lives of women, because if it did, we would already have a public policy to prevent violence, to protect the victims and prevent impunity,” said the sociologist.
Blandón considered that the cancellation of legal status of civil society organizations exacerbated the lack of protection for women. “There have to be places to shelter women victims and there aren’t, the only shelters we had were the shelters of women’s organizations and (Daniel) Ortega canceled more than 200 women’s organizations in the last five years. It is evident that they neither do nor allow those of us who are committed to the fight against violence to do it, “he reproached.
Murillo speaks, but the crimes do not stop
From the perspective of the State of Nicaragua, violence against women constitutes a “crime against humanity” and promises punishment.
“We are working to recognize the pending challenges, especially in terms of the respectful and harmonious life that women deserve, and we join (…) the demand of all sectors of our society, to demand urgent attention and exemplary punishment for the aggressions and murders of women, which constitute a vice and a scourge that we must combat,” said Rosario Murillo, government spokesperson.
“We must demand that our Laws be complied with, in order to achieve that these crimes against humanity are extinguished: disrespect for women,” she added, forgetting that she and her husband, the dictator Daniel Ortega, are the ones called to comply with the laws. in the country and the first to go against them.
They harass and repress, but do not protect
According to human rights organizations, for five years the attacks against women have not stopped in Nicaragua. The Nunca Más Nicaragua Human Rights Collective assures that the government has systematically violated the rights of women, with the stripping of nationality, confinement and confiscation of assets.
The organization also denounces forced exile and violent deaths against women. They state that the “inefficiency of the country’s justice system regarding the protection of women is evident.”
“The legal situation is aggravated by verifying the ineffectiveness of the Women’s Police Stations and the Police in general, which does not investigate or provide protection to victims of abuse and rape, dedicating itself to harassing and repressing citizens,” the agency says. .
By United Voices
