Tag: gender violence

• Friday, October 24th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Uruguay announces app for gender violence victims

  

  Uruguayan authorities announced on Thursday the development of a smart cellphone application named “Élida” for victims of gender violence. The device has been named after the country's first female police officer, Élida Pensado Graña. It has been specifically crafted for victims who have a court-ordered restraining order or no-contact order in place against an aggressor. It is expected to begin operating in December.

• Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

  Alberto Fernández to stand trial for gender violence against former First Lady

  

  Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández (2019–2023) has been indicted by a Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals and will therefore face trial for gender-based violence against his former partner and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez, it was announced Tuesday.

• Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 10:41 UTC

  Women take to the streets in a new November 25 against sexual and gender-based violence

  

  Dozens of cities in Latin America and around the world were the scene where thousands of women marched on a new International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, better known as 25N.

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Ecuadorian women march against gender violence

  

  Ecuadorian women took to the streets during the weekend to protest against the 206 femicides already recorded in the country during 2022 in the aftermath of María Belén Bernal's murder.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Cuba's new penal code keeps death penalty as an option

  

  Cuba's one-party legislature Sunday passed a new Penal Code, which was considered to be “modern” and adjusted to the country's socialist “reality,” it was announced in Havana.

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ITUC message

  

  November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and trade unions across the globe will take action for the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  With lockdown, Spain's helpline for victims of gender violence shoots up

  

  Calls to Spain's governmental helpline for victims of gender violence shot up in the first two weeks of a state of emergency lockdown imposed to combat the spread of coronavirus, the government said on Wednesday.

• Sunday, December 16th 2018 - 23:44 UTC

  Argentine city of Rosario to grant allowance to victims of gender violence

  

  The City Hall of Rosario has passed an ordinance whereby victims of gender violence housed in one of the city shelters are to collect a monthly allowance of 2,000 pesos (52 US dollars) during six months, it was reported.