“They undermine dignity, it takes courage to denounce them”- Corriere.it

“End violence against women, recognizing their capacity for self-determination are questions that challenge the freedom of all”. These are the words of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the International Day for the elimination of violence against women. «Gender-based violence, in its infinite forms, from physical, psychological, economic violence, to today’s digital violence, undermines the dignity, mental and physical integrity and, too often, the lives of an invaluable number of women, many of which often, they do not resolve to file a complaint “, the head of state said again ” denouncing violence is an act that requires courage. We have a duty to support women who have the strength to do so, ensuring the necessary responses in terms of safety, protection and recovery”. The indication of the head of state is that there is “effective action to eradicate violence against women must be based on the dissemination of prevention of the structural causes of the phenomenon and on a culture of respect that invests in the younger generations, through the education in equality, in mutual respect, in the refusal of any form of oppression”.

“Violence against women is a clear violation of human rights”, continued Mattarella, «unfortunately widespread without geographical, generational, social distinctions. Significant efforts have been made in recent decades to recognize, eliminate and prevent it in all its forms. However, for too many women, the right to a life free from violence is still not a reality. The daily news bears sad witness to this and reminds us that there are countries where even those who report are subject to serious and extensive forms of repression”. The reports relating to violence against women, added the President of the Republic, account for “extremely painful narratives, even aberrations in those territories experiencing situations of war where women become even more vulnerable and are threatened by violence which can lead to trafficking in human beings or other serious forms of exploitation”.