Pedro Pierluisi declares a state of emergency for gender-based violence in Puerto Rico

After claiming several sectors, the governor Pedro Pierluisi declared a state of emergency for gender-based violence in Puerto Rico on Sunday.

“All violence is reprehensible and we must fight relentlessly. Gender-based violence is a social evil, based on ignorance and attitudes that cannot have space or tolerance in the Puerto Rico we aspire to. For too long, vulnerable victims have suffered the consequences of systematic machismo, inequity, discrimination, lack of education, lack of guidance and, above all, lack of action. It is my duty and my commitment as governor to stop gender-based violence, and to that end I have declared a state of emergency. “the governor said in a press release.

According to the executive director, the executive order designates “a compliance officer, who will report to the governor, to oversee, monitor and monitor the implementation of the order. In addition, it creates the Committee for the Prevention, Support, Salvation and Education of Gender-Based Violence (PARE Committee), which has 17 members, and increases to three the representation of organizations dedicated to providing services and combating violence against women. . This committee will be chaired by the secretary of the family, Carmen González Magaz, who has a master’s degree and a doctorate from Carlos Albizu University, being her internship and doctoral thesis on gender violence ”.

The governor also ordered the creation of a mobile application that helps victims of gender violence to seek emergency help by hiding the message sent to protect the victim from their abuser.

The order also states that each agency, in coordination with Office of Management and Budget (OGP) will need to identify the internal, state and federal, external resources available to comply with the provisions of the Executive Order and, if necessary, request additional funding for the management of the declared emergency.

The President was energetic in justifying the state of emergency, insisting on the causes of violence against women and gender-based violence. “It has entered our society for a long time and we need to be proactive and emphatic when it comes to fighting it as reparation for all the victims we have not been able to protect.”