The governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, announced this ruling in an executive order to declare a gender-based violence, as he has been conducting during his election campaign debating the situation in which women live in the island.
The initiative responds to a social alarm provoked by the increase in cases in a population like Puerto Rico, of about 3.2 million people, by 2020 more than 45 feminicides will be registered.
The social alarm was definitely received after a period of four weeks between September 15 and October 19 of this year, 17 female registrars were registered.
The announced decision is highly despised by its predecessor, Wanda Vázquez, who announced a state of national alert due to the violence against women in September 2019.
“For the time being, vulnerable victims have overcome the consequences of systematic machismo, the lack of equality, discrimination, the lack of education, the lack of guidance and above all the lack of action”, subtraction.
DEBER Y COMPROMISO COMO GOBERNADOR
“It is my duty and compromise as governor to institute a PARE on the violation of gender and ante these fines that he declared a state of emergence”, said Pierluisi.
The executive order 2021-13 establishes specific mechanisms such as the designation of a compliment official, which responds to the governor, to tax, to follow up and approve the implementation of the order.
In addition, the Committee on Prevention, Support, Rescue and Education of the Violence of Gender (PARE Committee) created 17 members and increased the representation of the organizations dedicated to gender violence.
This committee will be chaired by the Secretary of the Family, Carmen González.
In addition to the provisions of the order, create a telephone application that will help genocide violence victims solicit emergency help and send the message sent to protect the aggressor’s victim.
In addition, each coordination agency with the Office of Genetics and Presbytery (OGP) tends to identify resources to complement the provisions of the executive order and, if necessary, solicit additional funds to prevent the emergence declared.
SECURITY PROGRAM FOR VICTIMES
As an effort to prevent fatalities and prove mayor security in the offenses, create a follow-up program for anyone who has a gender protection order contacted by a public official to verify their safety.
Assimilation, arranges the establishment of capacitance mechanisms for all public order agents and personnel of Gobierno agencies relevant to the efforts of the PARE Committee, as well as the optimization of processes to compile reliable statistics.
También is also conducting the evaluation to issue recommendations regarding the implementation of the Alert Red Plan and is ordering exploring ways to address the vulnerability and vulnerable victims in the specialized divisions of the Department of Justice.
Taking into account that in multiple cases in cases of gender violence there is an economic factor that does not allow the victim to take the necessary remedies to alleviate his situation of violence, the executive order is obligatory in the Department of Economic Development and Trade which incentives the integration of women into the labor force.
To conserve, educate and prevent gender violations, train the design and dissemination of media campaigns in alliance with the private company.
Finally, it is established that the PARE Committee will publish a progress report on the 45 posterior days of the first meeting and every 30 days for the duration of the order, which will be until June 30, 2022, prorogable by the Governor to petition of the PARE Committee.