Fight against violence: government has to finally act!

Fight against violence: government has to finally act!

In a explosive step that focuses on the security of women and girls, the Bundestag deals with a draft law on December 6, 2024, which is intended to introduce a comprehensive law of violence. This project is at the center of current political debates after months of negotiations within the traffic light coalition led to delayed progress. The draft, presented by the factions of the SPD and the Greens, aims to legally secure access to protection and advice for women affected by violence, which is long overdue, as SPD MP Andrea Fäscher emphasized.
The need for change is evident: The "Black Peter" should not be pushed onto the CDU /CSU, as was clear during the heated debate. In fact, there is a lack of women's shelters that, according to estimates, would also require at least 14,000 to make the supply comprehensively. The current status of around 7,700 places is not sufficient to meet the needs of women affected by violence. As a result, many women are rejected due to lack of space, which increases the pressure to act on the decision -makers.

important demands and reactions

In a parallel campaign, the young generation in Vienna demands that violence protection become a central point of the government negotiations. It also pleads for sensitization work in men and the targeted breaking of patriarchal structures in order to combat the violence of women and girls sustainably. The demand of JG Vienna is: "A safe and self -determined life for all women and girls in Austria should not be a matter of negotiation, but should be guaranteed by politics as part of fundamental rights. Because women's rights are human rights!", As Jasmina Malkoč, the women's speaker of JG Vienna. The event will take place on December 9, 2024 at the Human Rights Square in Vienna, where these essential topics are to be brought into public discourse again, according to APA-OTS .

The draft laws discussed in Germany aim to create a safe network of advice and protection offers for women. Minister Lisa Paus states that the federal government wants to increase its financial support in order to strengthen the system of women's shelters more fundamentally. It also remains exciting how the political opposition reacts and whether the current mixture can be achieved quickly and efficiently to implement the urgently required measures to combat violence against women. The discussions are a clear signal that violence protection must be promoted immediately, as well as Bundesag.de