The ruling was signed by Judge Enrique Alonso Regueira. The Ministry of Justice could not demonstrate that programs to combat gender violence are not at risk.
The Federal Administrative Contentious Court 1 ordered the Government gguarantee the functioning of policies against gender violence like the program Accompany and the line 144. It did so by giving rise to a precautionary measure requested by feminist organizations.
The judge’s ruling Enrique Alonso Regueira maintains that the Ministry of Justice in charge of Mariano Cuneo Libarona could not demonstrate how it will guarantee the rights enshrined in Law 26485 to eradicate violence against women. “Nor has it detailed, or even mentioned, the way in which the aforementioned benefits are being fulfilled.“says the magistrate.
After this decision, The judge orders the State not to fire the workers who worked in the former Undersecretariat for Protection Against Gender Violence or those who do so in the Access to Justice Centersalthough it has already closed 81. Likewise, it must guarantee financing for the different programs aimed at gender policy, such as Acompañar and line 144.
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The response of the Ministry of Justice
Until now, andl Ministry of Justice did not issue an official communication regarding the court ruling. However, it turned out that denied the accusations and, above all, that the rights enshrined in the Law against violence against women are not guaranteed.
The ministry’s response was disseminated by the group of organizations that promoted the demand. In a joint statement, the Latin American Justice and Gender Team (ELA), Ni Una Menos, Foundation for the Study and Research of Women (FEIM), Women x Women Foundation (MxM) and Foundation for the development of sustainable policies (Fundeps) They celebrated the ruling and released details of the ruling.
As indicated in the statement, “The State denied what they themselves had angrily announced on social networks: the closure of the Undersecretariat for Protection against Gender Violence and the 81 Access to Justice Centers (CAJ) throughout the country.”
He Ministry of Justice He answered the judge that “simply, and in the use of its powers, the current administration of the government has proceeded to reorganize the state structure and its programs and agenciesas has been detailed and arises from the provisions and decrees published and in force.”
However, for the judge it was not enough. “The State has not supported its claims with documentation to demonstrate how the rights of women, girls and adolescents, victims and potential victims of gender violence, would be guaranteed,” he indicated.
Source: Ambito
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