The government rejected the request of a coalition of feminist organizations for a “comprehensive framework law” against violence against women, in the National Assembly on Tuesday, November 26, judging “priority” rather the application of existing laws, announced the Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men, Paul Christophe.
He was questioned by several deputies during questions to the government about this request made on Thursday by a coalition of 63 organizations – feminist, “children’s” and unions – from a “comprehensive framework law” fight against sexual violence in all its dimensions.
Judging current legislation “fragmented and incomplete”proposed 140 measures, covering the fields of justice, law enforcement, education and health, to combat “all forms of sexual violence” : bullying, incest, child crimes, cyber violence, “criminal porn industry”, “gynecological violence”…
“The protection of associations is a priority”
“We will all agree that [la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes]It is also a men’s issue, and I think it is important that a man finally addresses men to raise these issues.Mr. Christophe said again. It is certainly necessary to be aware when 96% of cases of aggression are [perpétrés] by men. »
He said he was attentive to the difficulties of the associations that support women victims of violence, which warn of their financial fragility due to the extension, last August, to employees in the health, social and medical-social sector of the “bonus Ségur” for 183 euros. monthly net, without guarantee of financial compensation from the State.
Information centers on women’s and family rights have warned that these salary increases “causing economic layoffs, hiring freezes or even the closure of several departmental associations already weakened by subsidy cuts”. “Protecting associations is a priority for me, I hear the concerns. Discussions are underway so that this issue can be resolved within the framework of the [projet de loi de finances] »said Mr. Christophe.
