Finally, the third court specialized in violence based on Gender, Domestic and Sexual will be installed in Paysandú. With the presence of Vice President Beatriz Argimón, the agreement was signed to make this possible. “I remember that I was quite insistent on the need to be able to end this that is a reality,” she said.
Based on a decision of the Judiciary, the Ministry of Public Health will be in charge of the premises located at Calle Montevideo 922, while the Municipality will provide the purchasing capital to maintain it.
The Mayor of Paysandú, Nicolas Olivera, maintained that the installation of this place is the result of an effort that will allow the problem to be addressed from another perspective.
“In the Judiciary, we have a vocation to advance, all the powers have a vocation to advance in this, which is another scourge that Uruguay has and for that, tools are needed, and tangible things and all of us who are at this table have made a little possible. so that a Gender Court can be installed in Paysandú” assured
Also present at the signing were the Minister of Public Health, Daniel Salinas, Vice Minister Luis Satdjian, the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jhon Pérez Briñani, and the Minister of the Supreme Court, Doris Morales, as well as departmental authorities.
Senate statement on conflict with Armenia
The Chamber of Senators voted affirmatively on a motion, declaring that: “Since December 12, the Berdzor/Lachin land corridor, the only route of communication between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh) with Armenia and abroad, remains blocked, leaving its more than 120,000 inhabitants totally isolated, without food, medicine and basic supplies.
According to the trilateral declaration signed on November 9, 2022 by the presidents of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation and by the minister of Armenia, the corridor is under the control of the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation and is the responsibility of the Republic of Azerbaijan guarantee the safe movement of citizens, vehicles and goods in both directions.
Faced with the humanitarian crisis derived from the land blockade and the persistent threat of shooting down by Azerbaijan any aircraft that tries to land or take off from Artsakh, the Senate declares:
His call on the Azerbaijani authorities to comply with their international commitments and ensure free movement through the corridor that connects Artsakh with Armenia, putting an end to the harassment of the civilian population.
His condemnation of the intentional interruption of the gas pipeline that supplies Artsakh from Armenia, in the section that crosses the territory under the control of Azerbaijan, which between December 13 and 16 deprived the population and civil infrastructures such as schools and hospitals of the main source of energy for heating in the middle of winter.
Their solidarity with the people of Artsakh, whose human rights must be respected by all the actors involved in resolving the conflict.”
Senator Liliam Kechichián took the floor.
Senate approved modification of the Organic Law of the Armed Forces
The Chamber of Senators voted affirmatively on a bill, considered serious and urgent, which extends the term established in paragraph 2 of article 168 of Law No. 19,775, of July 26, 2019, modification of the Organic Law of the Armed Forces.
Senator Carlos Camy reported in the Chamber. The Senators: Sandra Lazo and Raúl Lozano took the floor.
The bill will be communicated to the Executive Branch.
Shearer’s Day
The Chamber of Senators voted affirmatively on a bill, considered serious and urgent, by which the second Sunday of February of each year is declared the “Shearer’s Day”.
