261. The State indicated that this measure of non-repetition requested by the Commission
had already been implemented to meet the obligations assumed under international conventions
and to enforce the laws in force on the prevention, punishment and eradication of violence
against women. It also indicated that the Court had already required implementation of this
measure in the eleventh and twelfth operative paragraph of the 2014 judgment in the case of
Veliz Franco et al.346 Furthermore, the State provided details of the creation, structure, functions
and work carried out by the Coordinating Body for the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication
of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women (CONAPREVI), the Presidential Secretariat for
Women (SEPREM) and the Special Office for Women’s Affairs (GEM). In addition, it referred, in
detail, to the following public policies in the area of prevention, attention, punishment and
eradication of violence against women, implemented to combat violence against women: the
National Policy for the Comprehensive Promotion and Development of Women (PNPDIM) and the
Equal Opportunities Plan (PEO) 2008-2023, and the National Plan for the Prevention and
Eradication of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women (PLANOVI) 2004-2014. It also
referred to inter-institutional coordination to implement these policies. In this regard, it referred
to the creation of the “Technical group to promote the life and safety of women,” composed of
CONAPREVI, SEPREM and the Office for the Defense of Indigenous Women’s Rights (DEMI), in
coordination with the Ministry of the Interior and the congressional Committee for Women’s
Affairs. It also referred to a network to provide care to women who had been attacked,
established by the Office for Attention to Victims and the Special Prosecutor’s Office for
Women’s Affairs of the Public Prosecution Service, and also the National Institute of Forensic
Science (INACIF). Additionally, it had Comprehensive Support Centers for Women Survivors of
Violence (CAIMUS). Lastly, it referred to the implementation of the Action Protocol to address
violence against women of the National Civil Police (PNC).
262. With regard to the elimination of discriminatory stereotypes, the State indicated, among
other matters, that the measures implemented to ensure access to justice included: creation of
institutions to provide legal support to indigenous women; creation of the Office for the Defense
of Indigenous Women’s Rights, attached to the National Commission against Racism and
Discrimination, and Indigenous Defenders attached to the Public Criminal Defense Institute;
incorporation of interpreters in institutions related to the administration of justice; signature of
an agreement between the DEMI and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights and the Presidential Commission against Discrimination and Racism; increase in
the number of complaints filed before the DEMI by indigenous women with regard to acts of
violence against them; implementation by the Educational Directorate of the Presidential
Coordinating Commission for the Executive’s Human Rights Policy (COPREDEH) of diploma
course on relevant issues for employees and public officials of the Executive and other
institutions; two in 2012, nine in 2013 and fourteen in 2014.
263. The Court appreciates the different measures taken by the State, including the creation
of diverse agencies, addressed at the prevention of violence against women and the eradication
of discriminatory socio-cultural patterns.
264. Nevertheless, in this case, the Court has established that, according to the reports of
various national and international organisations, as well as expert witness Karen Musalo, the
measures implemented by the State to address the problem of violence against women up until
“11. The State shall, within a reasonable time, bring into operation the “specialize jurisdictional organs” and the
special prosecutor’s office, […]. 12. The State shall, within a reasonable time, implement programs and courses for
public officials, members of the Judiciary, the Public Prosecution Service and the National Civil Police, who are involved
in the investigation of the murder of women on standards with regard to prevention, and the eventual punishment and
eradication of the murder of women, and provide them with training on the proper enforcement of the relevant laws and
regulations […].”
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