The Council of Europe warns “mild sanctions” in domestic violence crimes in Portugal
Oh A group of experts asks Portuguese officers to adopt actions to “gather various gaps in the application of the convention”. And how to point out how “Priority” The question of “Mild and uneven sanctions issued by the judicial authority, especially in relation to household and sexual violence.”
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A team of council of Europe experts has asked Portugal to impose mandatory training against judges to deal with “mild and uneven sanctions” in housing and sexual violence crimes.
In a report on Portugal, released this Monday A group of independent professionals from the Council of Europe On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention (Grevio) There has been a “significant progress” for the country in recent years in the implementation of concrete actions to deal with violence against women.
However, they understand that they are “Emergency measures in some areas” To be fully in line with the Istanbul meeting.
Istanbul Convention is a short form because it is usually known Council of Europe Convention and Domestic Violence to prevent and deal with violence against women.
This is an international agreement Protect women from all kinds of violence and discrimination It was approved by Portugal in 2013.
Grevio calls for quick action by Portugal
Despite progress, the A group of experts asks Portuguese officers to adopt actions to “gather various gaps in the application of the convention”. And how to point out how “Priority” The question of “Mild and uneven sanctions issued by the judicial authority, especially in relation to household and sexual violence.”
“To solve this problem, the document reads that Geo has asked the authorities to introduce initial and continuous training for the legal system members on all sorts of violence against women who come under the convention.”
In terms of legal power, experts argue that this is also necessary “Fighting with patriarchal attitude is still among some members of the judicial system. It is suitable for the protection of the family unit to harm the rights of victims.”
On the other hand, they are stressed “In family processes with a history of domestic violence, parental alienation syndrome is called.”
About Special Support ServicesGreyo stated Portugal has no national telephone line devoted to women victims of all kinds of violence yet May 24 hours a day, seven days a week, “This represents a significant gap in the app of the convention.”
It points out that they are needed More spaces to families in asylum housesMeeting requirements refer to “a place for a family for every 10,000 residents” and it is necessary Increase the global availability of medium and long -term special assistance services for female victims.
A team of experts asks national authorities Eliminate the need to access home to shelter to a complaint to violence And suppress the “delay”, the violation of the violation must be reported to the authorities as a previous condition to start the trial within six to twelve months after the offense.
“Finally, Gre felt that it was imperative to review the emergency ban and defense orders,” the emergency ban would take 48 hours to obtain now and the judge could only be issued according to the ongoing criminal actions, and it did not give immediate protection to the victims. “
Grevio recognizes Portugal efforts
In the evaluation of actions implemented from 2019, Grewio recognizes it Portugal “long -term great efforts, invested in various fields”.
“Green is congratulated with various reforms of criminal law, adopting the definition of violation based on consent, in which a group of experts” praise “the successful efforts of the authorities in the health area, with groups of violence against adults, are in all hospitals and health centers in the country.
Also praise Tenderness measures for the problem of female genital disability And “notice the positive impact on the confidence of the victims brought to the victims who have merged in the work of prosecutors of the public prosecution service.”
