Line 137 received almost 23 thousand calls for acts of sexual and family violence

Line 137, which provides support, guidance and support to victims of family and sexual violence, answered 22,769 calls in the first 10 months of this year, according to a report released by the National Directorate for Promotion and Strengthening Access to Justice.

As detailed, from January to October, 8,761 calls related to the issue of family and sexual violence and 14,008 requesting legal advice on access to justice were answered to 137, which operates free of charge 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. .

In its operational function, Line 137 directs messages towards two options: queries related to requests for help due to episodes of family and sexual violence, grooming and sexual exploitation of girls, boys and adolescents or legal ones for violation of rights and difficulties in accessing justice.

There were 7,516 who reported acts of family violence and 2,720 of sexual violence. Of those 10,236 victims, 6,385 are women and transgender women, representing 62.3%

Of the total of 8,761 relevant telephone calls, 6,016 were referred to family violence and 2,745 to sexual violence. However, the number of victims is higher, as more than one was recorded in each case and there were 10,236 victims.

Therefore, there were 7,516 who reported acts of family violence and 2,720 of sexual violence. Of those 10,236 victims, 6,385 are women and transgender women, representing 62.3%.

Regarding the calls for consultations on access to rights, between January and October 2023, it was noted that there were 14,008 to Line 137.

“Of the 14,008 calls about legal consultations for access to violated rights, received in the first ten months of 2023, 7,693 consultants were registered. The number may be less than the number of consultations because the same person can make several different ones. “, was detailed in the report.

Of the total of 8,761 relevant telephone calls, 6,016 were referred to family violence and 2,745 to sexual violence. However, the number of victims is higher, as more than one was recorded in each case and there were 10,236 victims.

Of the 7,693 people who made consultations about access to violated rights, 3,336 of them (43.3%) are women and transgender women who made consultations in relation to criminal issues, non-compliance with food quotas, family relations, health and housing .

It should be remembered that, in October 2022, Line 137 unified its operation with the service of the Popular Neighborhood Assistance Center. As a result of this integration, two important modifications were generated in the operation of the service.

“The expansion of the problems addressed (now queries for legal problems and violation of rights in access to justice are also attended to) and the optimization of management for the federalization of the territorial interventions that are carried out, through the headquarters of the Access to Justice Centers that operate in the country,” it was concluded.