“I would like to express convinced satisfaction for the recent approval, in the regional council, of the new law for the fight against gender -based violence. Finally, Calabria updates of the old rules, dating back to 2007, in one of the sectors which, especially in recent years, have been marked by profound and significant legislative and regulatory innovations at national and international level. The new regional regulatory structure is well set, in some respects to the avant -garde compared to other territories, and constitutes a territories, solid frame to respond promptly to the evolution of a theme in continuous movement “.
So the coordinator of the Observatory on gender violence Giusy Pinowho continues: “Personally and named the body of the regional council that I honor myself to pres from the chair, I thank all those who have provided an effective contribution to the adoption of this new tool to guarantee the rights of women most in difficulty. The Observatory, thanks to listening ensured by the President of the Regional Council and by the current councilor for welfare, participated in some phases of the preparatory works of the new law. Among the different measures suggested, I was particularly appreciated by the intentioned measuring which the Calabria Region will evaluate the request for the establishment of a civil party in the processes for femicide or violence against women and minors.
The coordinator of the Observatory, recalling the incisiveness of the commitments made during the last general states on gender violence with the signing of the protocol of agreement with the prefectures of the Region for the acquisition of data relating to the incidence of cases of gender -based violence on the territory and the protocol of understanding signed with the Aterp, on March 8, 2024, with which we are undertaken to assign popular accommodation for a short period to the victims who are They are preparing to get out of the refuge houses but do not have a place to move, he concludes: “Our commitment does not stop to eradicate the prejudices and discriminatory attitudes that still make women weak in society, in work and in the family today. Investments to safeguard their rights will never be sufficient, so I am sure that once the new Calabrian regulatory system will be operational to reply further resources compared to those In any case, they are equally convinced that, regardless of financial allocations, the Region will be able to identify the best means to increase the level of formation of the figures that operate within the centers provided for by the new law.
