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Women Councilwoman of the City of Puerto Lumbreras, Lina Gázquez read yesterday gave a manifesto on the occasion of International Day against Violence against Women, adopted in 1999 by the United Nations on 25 November.

The councilman claimed during the ceremony held at the Plaza of the Constitution, that "there is now greater public awareness, with the entry into force of the Act on Equality between Women and Men and Protection against Gender Violence in the Region Murcia, gives us the best tool to fight for its eradication ', and it added that' violence against women is a violation against human rights and greater discrimination and violation of the right to equality which affects human rights an alarming portion of citizens of the world and that does not distinguish between levels of culture, economic and social, both the victims and their attackers. "

He also said that 'we are working on legislative and social framework that is focused on generating awareness, non-sexist education to create quality media which portrays women as subjects and not objects, so we must work to arbitrate effective measures to eradicate, prosecute and prevent this serious problem that is reflected in the sad balance of 61 women who died so far in Spain and 15 complaints of domestic violence recorded in Puerto Lumbreras. "

Gázquez also said that the eradication of violence against women is a commitment of society as a whole and corresponds to the municipal governments, as government closest to citizens, the duty to work to fill the gaps and needs of the plant daily care for victims.

The council of Women called on the need for further progress to achieve full equality between men and women, as well as to educate our children to live together, respect and non-violence, an education based values of dialogue, respect and tolerance, to prevent future generations breed violent behavior patterns that originate in the existence of gender stereotypes, adopting an attitude of rejection of such conduct.

After reading the manifesto of the Constitution Square was lit with candles, where all participants drew a big bow in memory of the victims.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras