"As it is more difficult to get around, we are making the support systems go to women." The Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Marlène Schiappa, announced in an interview with Parisien , the installation of "ephemeral support points" in shopping centers to accommodate women victims of domestic violence in times of confinement where movement is limited.
Created "in partnership with local associations, state services and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, manager of shopping centers", these "ephemeral support points" will be installed in premises "allowing confidentiality but large enough to accommodate women respecting the barrier measures ”, she explains.
In Paris and Valenciennes
The Secretary of State quotes "firstly" for the Paris region So Ouest in Levallois-Perret, 4 Temps in La Défense, Carré Sénart in Lieusaint, the Forum des Halles in Paris, or Les Ulis, and, in the North, V2 in Valenciennes. "In a second step, Dijon, Rennes, Lyon ... where there is an open hypermarket," she adds, claiming to aim for "around twenty points in the coming weeks".
At the same time, Marlènee Schiappa announces a "special fund financed by the state of one million euros to help associations in the field to adapt to the period". It also promises to finance "up to 20,000 hotel nights so that women can flee the violent man".
Two feminicides since the start of containment
Asked about the absence of any reason for filing a complaint, in the compulsory exit certificate during the confinement period, the Secretary of State replied that "the courts for domestic violence" had been left open.
She has put forward the figure of "two" femicides since the start of confinement on March 17.
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