Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez says Dominican authorities have received more than 55,000 complaints of intra-family, gender and sexual violence. He spoke during a meeting with national and international experts on gender violence. He said so far this year there have been 80 femicides and called all social sectors to join to end the problem.
The Attorney General Office recently launched its National Plan Against Gender Violence that seeks to create awareness of the problem and strengthen the system directed by the Public Ministry to support and assist the victims.
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El Nuevo Diario
23 November 2017
