Dozens of people on Saturday demanded a greater deployment of anti-relationship bracelets on attackers by participating in a demonstration aimed at denouncing domestic violence and feminicide.
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“My attacker has been released for three weeks. If he had a bracelet today, I could at least feel safe, “says the Log Christine Giroux, 42 years old.
This “survivor” was beaten, kidnapped and kidnapped by her ex-spouse for nearly 23 years, according to her story. Mme Giroux regrets that this device cannot be installed in Quebec on violent men sentenced to more than two years in prison.
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“My ex did six years in prison. So we can’t put one on him. With a bracelet, I could know if he is approaching me and alert the police,” insists the one who did not leave her house for four years after denouncing her attacker.
A 13e feminicide
Christine Giroux gathered dozens of people in downtown Montreal on Saturday to protest deadly violence against women.
“Again this week, a 90-year-old woman was killed by her husband! It just doesn’t make sense. What’s it going to take for it to stop?” asks the activist.
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It refers here to . It would be the 13e feminicide committed in Quebec this year.
On the spot, several demonstrators had posters with slogans like “not one more”, “stop killing us, that’s enough” or “let’s break taboos”.
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Get out of violence
Gabrielle-Anne Graton and Kim Itri, health workers, say they sometimes experience sexual harassment at work and want to support the victims.
“We hope that our presence here will give women the courage to come out of domestic violence. We also want to tell them that we are there if they need help, ”says M.me Graton, whose sweater and face were covered in bloody handprints.
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Annie Kaufman, a protester involved in several women’s rights organizations, especially hopes that the government will open more places in centers for victims of domestic violence.
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“We know that resources are short of money and that women no longer know where to go with the pandemic. If we don’t help them, they remain prisoners of their attacker, and that’s where we can witness feminicides, ”warns the young woman.
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One in five women say they are the victim of violent behavior by their spouse, according to the Foundation of Greater Montreal.
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