The government rejects the request for a “comprehensive framework law” against sexual violence

The government rejected the request of a coalition of feminist organizations for a “comprehensive framework law” against violence against women, at the National Assembly on Tuesday November 26, judging “priority” rather the implementation of existing laws, announced the Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men, Paul Christophe.

He was questioned by several deputies during questions to the government on this request made Thursday by a coalition of 63 organizations – feminist, “child” and union – from a “comprehensive framework law” to fight against sexual violence in all its dimensions.

Judging the current legislation “fragmented and incomplete”they proposed 140 measures, covering the areas of justice, law enforcement, education, health, to fight against “all forms of sexual violence” : harassment, incest, child crime, cyberviolence, “porncriminal industry”, “gynecological violence”…

“The protection of associations is a priority”

“We will all agree that [la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes]it is also a question of men, and I think that it is important that a man finally addresses men to raise these questionssaid Mr. Christophe again. There is certainly awareness to be had when 96% of cases of aggression are [perpétrés] by men. »

He said he was attentive to the difficulties of associations which support women victims of violence, who warn of their financial fragility due to the extension last August to employees in the health, social and medico-social sector of the “Ségur bonus” of 183 euros net per month, without guarantee of financial compensation from the State.

Information centers on the rights of women and families have warned that these salary increases will “causing economic layoffs, freezing recruitment or even the closure of several departmental associations already weakened by subsidy cuts”. “The protection of associations is a priority for me, I hear the concerns. Discussions are underway so that this subject can be resolved within the framework of the [projet de loi de finances] »said Mr. Christophe.