Human Rights Measure

Noting that “[t]he period of health crisis linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) required specific measures to be taken to maintain access to fundamental rights in terms of equality between women and men,” this “Plan to fight violence against women during the lockdown” includes the following categories: “Reporting and listening mechanisms,” “Protection and shelter,” and “Fight against acting out and recidivism.” The “reporting and listening mechanisms” include, among others, a “free and anonymous number for victims of gender-based and sexual violence, their group and the professionals concerned” that is “also accessible to women with disabilities” and a “system for reporting domestic violence in pharmacies” which was originally “set up during the first lockdown” and “has been made permanent.” The category of “protection and shelter” includes “[l]egal instruments for the protection of persons who are victims of domestic violence, such as protection orders, high-danger telephones and anti-reconciliation bracelets” as well as “free rides . . .  made available by Uber . . .  to provide shelter for women who do not have independent means of transport.” And the “[f]ight against acting out and recidivism” includes an “[a]ccommodation platform to allow the eviction of the violent spouse” and “[c]reation of 16 care centers for perpetrators of violence.” Finally, measures to “[m]aintain women’s rights in terms of access to contraception and abortion” are also included.