In Tunisia, it is with the sad assessment of the increase in feminicides that the sixteen days of activism campaign against violence against women ends on Tuesday, December 10. This global mobilization organized by UN Women, from November 25 to December 10, aims to raise awareness of the fight against violence against women.
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With our correspondent in Tunis, Lilia Balaise
In Tunisia, despite the introduction of an unprecedented law – Law 58 passed in 2017 – violence is increasing. At least 2 eminicides recorded in 2023 and practically the same number in 2024, while the year is not yet over, according to a report published by the UNFT.
An alarming assessment for Radhia Jerbi, president of the National Union of Tunisian Women (UNFT) association which works closely with the Ministry of Women. “ It seems that socio-economic causes are the direct causes of the increase in violence in Tunisiain general, done to women, especially, and the cause of feminicides. Households generally cannot find the means to meet the needs of the family and therefore disputes arise for economic reasons. ”, she said.
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According to the study, femicide mainly occurs following domestic violence and affects women from relatively young couples, between 30 and 40 years old.
Many of these women filed complaints without being able to complete their procedure. Despite the existence of a law to combat violence, numerous failures persist in its implementation. “ This, in fact, is what bothers us because we will have to, ultimately, work on the mentality and work on law 58 so that it is more adopted by Tunisian institutions such as the police and the gendarmerie and work above all and also on the protection of these women », added Radhia Jerbi.
Less than a dozen shelters or emergency accommodation for women victims of violence currently exist in the country, an additional difficulty in protecting these women who wish to get away from a violent husband.
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