The Minister expressed the Authorities's dedication to work to eradicate gender-based violence. of Justice – His message at a press convention of the Affiliation for the Prevention and Remedy of Violence within the Household
The dedication and dedication of the Authorities “to work in each potential technique to eradicate the unhappy, and on the identical time shameful, phenomenon of gender-based violence”, expressed the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Marios Hartsiotis, in his greeting through the Affiliation's press convention for the Prevention and Remedy of Violence within the Household (SPAVO), which befell on Monday, in view of of the 16-day occasions for the Elimination of Violence in opposition to Ladies.
As he said, the Authorities absolutely acknowledges and helps the efforts made by the Affiliation “for greater than 30 years in Cypriot society, having as its main concern the availability of top of the range safety and help companies to victims of violence”, welcoming “the operational administration of the pioneering “Ladies's Home”, the operation of shelters for victims of violence, the operation of a 24-hour helpline, the availability of counseling companies to help victims, in addition to the implementation of packages specifically designed for perpetrators of violence”.
Referring to the Council of Europe Conference on Stopping and Combating Violence in opposition to Ladies and Home Violence, also called the Istanbul Conference, the Minister stated that it constitutes “probably the most full, holistic and complete framework for stopping and combating violence in opposition to ladies and home violence internationally'.
He added that this ground-breaking, as he described it, Treaty acknowledges in probably the most emphatic means “that girls and women are sometimes uncovered to a better threat of gender-based violence than males” and calls on the member states of the Council of Europe and of the European Union “to undertake focused and coordinated actions within the areas of Prevention, Safety of Victims, Prosecution of Perpetrators of Violence and Improvement of Coordinated Insurance policies for efficient response of the issue of violence”.
Cyprus, complying with the dictates of the Conference, has in recent times superior a sequence of progressive legislative and institutional modifications, which have considerably improved the community of safety for victims of all types of violence, he then famous, referring indicatively to the passing of legal guidelines to criminalize all types of gender-based violence included within the Istanbul Conference, the creation and operation of the multi-thematic Ladies's Home, the creation of specialists ranks within the Police, for the dealing with of home violence instances in every province and the institution and operation of the Nationwide Coordinating Physique for the Prevention and Combating of Violence in opposition to Ladies, which operates below the Ministry of Justice.
He added that the identical framework consists of the preparation of analysis on the issue of gender-based violence, the coaching of front-line professionals who come into contact with victims of violence, the monetary help and reinforcement of Non-Governmental Organizations and different our bodies that promote actions to fight gender-based and of home violence, the latest signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Minister of Social Cohesion and Household of Greece, for the event of joint actions and synergies within the discipline of gender-based violence at a bilateral stage, the passing of laws to offer free authorized support to victims of gender-based and home violence and the implementation of prevention and knowledge actions for civil society round the issue of gender-based violence, together with the enlightenment marketing campaign carried out presently the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, in collaboration with the Workplace of the Gender Equality Commissioner.
He identified that most of the aforementioned actions had been taken on the initiative of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order and the Nationwide Coordinating Physique for the Prevention and Combating of Violence in opposition to Ladies, whereas a sequence of different “equally vital” actions are being promoted within the context of the implementation of the Nationwide Technique and the Nationwide Motion Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Violence in opposition to Ladies 2023-2028, “that are probably the most primary authorities coverage doc on the problems of stopping and combating gender-based violence”.
He additionally stated that following at the moment's assertion by the President of the Republic, the “ELPIS” utility is instantly put into pilot operation, which is designed particularly for victims of home violence who’re at elevated threat of violence and must contact the Police instantly with out being seen by the perpetrator.
“Inside the first half of 2025, the applying can be absolutely operational and can serve victims of home violence, offering them with full safety and safety on a 24-hour foundation,” he added.
The Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Gender-Primarily based Violence, which is well known at the moment, reminds us that the combat to fully eradicate violence in opposition to ladies is an ongoing course of that requires coordinated efforts on the nationwide, European and world ranges, the Minister then stated, including that the elimination of violence in opposition to ladies is among the most vital objectives for selling and attaining full, equitable, coherent and sustainable growth all through the world.
“Because the competent Minister for issues of equality, combating gender-based violence and selling human rights, I testify as soon as once more the dedication and dedication of the Authorities of Nikos Christodoulides to work in each potential technique to eradicate the unhappy, and on the identical time shameful, phenomenon of gender violence. It is because of this that, as a State, we make investments much more in prevention, elevating consciousness of civil society, combating gender stereotypes, efficient implementation of laws on gender-based violence, strengthening inter-agency cooperation, creating partnerships in a European and worldwide stage, and the combat in opposition to impunity for the perpetrators of violence”, concluded Mr. Cartsiotis.
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