Women calling in southern Lebanon "national emergency" domestic violence in Dominican Republic

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About 200 women have died so far this year in the Dominican Republic, where domestic violence experiences an increase "unprecedented", as reported today an organization that defends the rights of women and described the problem as a "national emergency".

In a statement on the occasion of the day of No violence against women, being held tomorrow, collective women and health reported, moreover, in so far this year have been reported more than 64,000 cases of violence domestic.

This situation puts the country "in a situation of national emergency, demanded a reformulation to fund the State policies of violence prevention, care for victims and punishment to offenders," added the entity since 1984 working in defense of sexual and reproductive rights of Dominicans

According to the source, the morbidity and mortality for domestic violence "far surpasses" all the u000adiseases under epidemiological control in the Dominican Republic, located by international bodies such as one of countries with the highest number of femicide year in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The entity, which published a list with the names of women killed since the beginning of the year, also noted that domestic violence has spilled over to the justice system "with its very high number of cases", whose care demand, he added, "a large amount of resources human and material to a sector already so overwhelmed by the economic narrowness".

The organization described as "insufficient" the response of the State before the magnitude of the problem and "very serious" the lack of shelters for battered women and their children.

Also criticized that despite an increase in crimes against women, in the National Congress is continue objecting the characterization of feminicide and continuing uncertainty "about the possibility of that" u000a"setbacks to the Act of violence".

"It is time that decision makers overcome once and for all its irresponsible attitude towards the problem (...)," noted.

Before the increase in cases of violence against women in the Caribbean nation, a group of communicators and leaders in various sectors will collect this month a million signatures of men and women to commit them to the fight against the scourge.

The Attorney general of the country, Radhamés Jiménez, announced yesterday at the end of a March by the day of No violence against women, which in 2012 will create, in coordination with the national police, a body specialized to prosecute perpetrators of women.

The official also said that his Office will create other four care units for victims of gender-based violence, which join the 14 in operation.

According to official figures, more than 1,200 women were murdered by their husbands, exparejas or u000aboyfriends in the past five years at Dominican Republic.