Catalonia Will Have Four New Courts Against Machista Violence

The cases of violence against women have not stopped growing in recent years. Serious events have increased by almost 48% in the last ten years. This evolution and the commitment established between the Generalitat and the Ministry of Justice to increase the courts in Catalonia have led to an agreement for the creation of four new courts of violence against women (VIDO) in Catalonia this year, as well as one more section to deal with cases of vi…

The Ministry of the Interior evaluates the possibility of acquiring more electronic anklets used in cases of gender-based violence and is working on the development of a new rapid response tool for emergencies. Currently, there are 2,300 active devices throughout the country, which allow monitoring 4,600 people: the aggressor carries the anklet, while the victim has a receiver of alert. The national director of gender policies, July Zabaleta, ex…

Catalonia will have four new courts of violence against women that will serve to alleviate the increased workloads involved in the implementation of the new efficiency law. The announcement was made this Monday by the Minister of Justice, Félix Bolaños, and the conseller, Ramon Espadaler, at an event in Barcelona.Continue reading...

The expansion anticipates the foreseeable increase in workload that these courts will have when they take on all sexual assault cases.