Laura Laplaud 3:04 p.m., February 8, 2024
On Wednesday, a resident of Noisy-le-Grand, in Seine-Saint-Denis, activated her “serious danger telephone”, a protection device for victims of domestic violence, after seeing her ex-partner behind her door. How does this device work?
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, a woman victim of domestic violence saw through the eyelet of the door of her home, located in Noisy-le-Grand, her former companion and decided to trigger her "serious danger telephone", a device to protect women victims of domestic violence and which allows rapid intervention by law enforcement. On site, the police were fired upon by the man and decided to use their weapon. The shooter was shot and died in the evening. We take stock of this device.
When was the “serious danger telephone” put in place?
Among the measures put in place to combat violence against women, the “serious danger telephone” is one. Initially tested in 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, it was generalized to the rest of French territory five years later and included in the law of August 4, 2014 on real equality between women and men, article 41-3-1 , as a response to domestic violence.
In July 2021, the Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti considered it a “fantastic” and “particularly effective” tool making it possible to avoid “a lot of crimes” and “a lot of violence”.
How does it work ?
The "serious danger telephone" has a pre-programmed emergency call button, allowing the victim to contact a remote assistance service in the event of serious danger which triggers, after analysis of the situation, a rapid intervention by the police. 'order. The phone is geolocated.
Who can be equipped with it?
Today, nearly 5,000 telephones have been granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence or rape by their spouse or former spouse, common-law partner or partner bound by a civil solidarity pact, for a renewable period of six months, if the victim expressly consents, indicates the Ministry of Justice.
According to the government's latest report, 94 feminicides were recorded in 2023. The collective #NousToutes, a feminist association, counted 134 women killed last year.
3919: the telephone number for women victims of violence
3919, Violences Femmes Info, is the national reference number for listening and directing women victims of violence, particularly domestic violence but also sexual violence, forced marriages, female sexual mutilation, violence at work. A free and anonymous number, accessible 24/7 and accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people.