Murdered by a man with whom she had a relationship, Anay Toya, a resident of Güines, Mayabeque, is the 28th victim of sexist violence in Cuba. The femicide, confirmed by the Alas Tensas Gender Observatory (Ogat), is the second to be produced in the province so far this year.
According to the information collected by the independent platform, Toya was between 25 and 28 years old and is survived by two children. The authorities, as usual, have not offered an official version of the events.
Alas Tensas recalls that last April in La Paz, also in Mayabeque, the feminicide of Elisbel Lamorú Monjes at the hands of her partner. The victim left behind three underage children, two girls and a boy.
February was the deadliest month, with 11 femicides reported by feminist organizations and independent media, followed by April, with six deaths from sexist violence.
The Supreme People’s Court of Cuba (TSP) reported this week that in 2022 there were 18 convictions on the island for sexist murders, almost half of the 34 registered throughout the year. Without mentioning a single name, the institution assured that the sanctions exceed 25 years in prison and that those convicted are in an age range of 20 to 44 years.
The TSP indicated that it only took into account the “crimes known by the courts in which the intentional death of women occurred” and in which it was verified that there was “gender-based violence.” The defendants were convicted under the crime of murder, since the Penal Code does not classify femicides.
The Supreme People’s Court of Cuba (TSP) reported this week that in 2022 there were 18 convictions on the island for sexist murders, almost half of the 34 registered throughout the year.
The report on the sentences came after a wave of criticism from feminist organizations after learning of the sanction against the Cubans Yadier Delvá Simón and Alexander Nápoles Téllez, whom the Supreme Court confirmed life imprisonment for the murders of their wife and ex-partner, respectively. , perpetrated in 2022.
For the platforms Yo Sí Te Creo and Alas Tensas, the government’s response was more an act of “punitive populism” than a comprehensive solution. “As observers who risk our security to record, raise awareness and prevent femicide violence in Cuba, we oppose the use of this cause,” they said in a joint statement.
The organizations have repeatedly requested that the crime of feminicide be classified as a crime, as well as that the statistics on murders be opened to calculate the seriousness of sexist violence on the Island, since, they consider, some cases are not classified correctly and They are classified as homicides.
On the list of their requests is the implementation of protocols for prevention and attention to victims, in addition to approving a comprehensive law against gender violence. Regarding the sentences issued by the TSP, they consider them as “exemplary punishments to evade the obligations of the State of prevention, reparation and guarantee of non-repetition of gender violence”.
Meanwhile, the figures for femicides this year almost triple the 10 cases registered in the first four months of 2022. Since 2019, according to the platforms, 145 femicides have been registered in Cuba.
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