Patricia Meza
National Editorial
News about women who die at the hands of their husbands, ex-partners or boyfriends is the order of the day in the media, in 2023 alone, an average of 43 women lost their lives, without much being able to be done, more than denouncing the violent way in which they were murdered.
In recent days, the death of three women in San San Salvador, Sonsonte and La Paz became known. One of the murdered women was identified as Brenda Elizabeth Lombardo, who died from a shot fired by her life partner. This event occurred in the Maria Auxiliadora neighborhood, in Cuscatancingo.
The other victim, who was not identified, was found in a vacant lot in Acajutla, the same Sunday that Brenda Lombardo was murdered.
And a third woman, identified as Yuri Liseht Martínez, 41, was allegedly murdered by her partner, Rogelio Chávez Portillo, 51, killed her, and then committed suicide. This event occurred in the El Cerro canton, in the jurisdiction of El Rosario, in the department of La Paz. Some organizations see this form of violence as a challenge that must be stopped, which is why OXFAM recently held a forum titled: “Advancing in equality, challenges and opportunities.”
Regarding the issue of femicides, Iris Martínez, head of the OXFAM office in El Salvador, said that acts of violence against women are an issue not yet resolved by the government, despite the emergency regime.
For example, they recognize the advances in terms of participation, recognition of women’s rights and strengthening of capacities, but it is necessary to generate better living conditions, including the safety of women, said Martínez.
There are also great challenges in wage, labor, and care inequalities, among others, he stated.
In recent days, the University of El Salvador and Oxfam signed a cooperation agreement in order to unite efforts and capabilities that allow them to jointly develop cooperation activities to strengthen academic areas and cultural dissemination at the University of El Salvador, he explained. Martinez.
The rector of the UES, Juan Rosa Quintanilla, pointed out that this agreement will be valid for five years. Furthermore, he highlighted that it occurs in the midst of the University’s financial crisis and that said cooperation agreement comes to support the institution.
Among the axes that will be developed in the agreement are activities in areas of interest to both institutions, including justice and gender, care policy, violence prevention, multidimensional inequality, economic empowerment, among others.
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