In the latest edition of the YouTube show “Erick and Gonzalo” some serious questions about the issue of femicides in Peru were registered. After referring to Álex Valera’s attack in the Copa Sudamericana, journalist Gonzalo Núñez used language belittling the player’s role Ministry of Women and the existence of this hate crime in the country.
“(…) Do you need a ministry (for women)? And why is there no ministry for men, for children, for grandfathers? Don’t joke. The mother suffers, femicide. There is no femicide because it is a problem of family relations. If it were femicide, it’s that he hates all women and goes out to kill women,” he said.
Likewise, the communicator assured that the presence of the MIMP only means more bureaucracy. These statements were rejected by many users via social networks.
“When they say femicide, I say it as a lawyer, it would be the person who harbors a deep hatred of women and kills them. I find the woman, I hate women and I want to kill her because she is a woman.” What is happening here, however, is the day-to-day relationships between the man who hits the woman (…) but it’s not an act for a femicide. it’s a murder “You don’t need a ministry, it’s more bureaucracy,” completed.
Figures on femicides in Peru
According to the latest report from the Women’s Department’s Aurora National Program (January and April 2023), there were 59 cases with characteristics of femicide, while there are others 95 considered attempted femicide.
Femicide numbers so far in 2023. Photo: MIMP.
help channels
If you know or are affected by someone who has been affected by or has been involved in domestic violence or sexual violence, call the Department for Women and Vulnerable Populations’ toll-free number 100, where a team is available to “Provide information, advice and emotional support”. is specialized. In addition, the emergency number 100 is authorized to forward the most serious cases of family or sexual violence to the women’s emergency call center or the emergency service. This service is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year (including public holidays).