Madrid (EFE) the pandemic.
As explained before the start of the race, the Government delegate against Gender Violence, Victoria Rosell, it is a “special” edition, not only because it returns to face-to-face, but also because it is at “a strategic moment” for the fight against this type of violence.
The funds raised will go to the ANAR association, which manages the telephone line against gender violence against minors in Spain, and the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI), who fight against sexist violence in the field of disability. .
Help the most vulnerable victims
“These entities help the most vulnerable victims” through “adequate and accessible” resources, both for children and for women who suffer from disabilities, the delegate pointed out.
In recent years, the number of women murdered has decreased and, although in 2021 and 2022 the minimum in the entire historical series has been reached, with 48 and 49 murders respectively, “we have to reduce these figures,” he indicated.
Likewise, Rosell has highlighted that “obviously we are in moments of resurgence of machismo” and “denialism” from the institutions, from which “resources are denied and they mix with others.”
In this sense, it has indicated that this type of violence “is a violation of human rights that requires specialized resources.”
In her opinion, this “puts at risk” the lives of women who suffer sexist violence, which is why, as she has pointed out, they will continue to “fight, all together”, through citizen awareness activities, such as this one. career.
On the other hand, the athlete and founder of Run For You, Carmen Giménez, has indicated that society must continue to convey that “we are united in the fight against gender violence” and that work must continue for this. photo) (video)