The Gender Observatory Alas Tensas (OGAT) and YoSíTeCreo en Cuba have requested assistance in confirming the name of a woman who died in the street in the city of Holguín after being attacked by her partner.
In a post on their social media, the mentioned platforms specified in the last few hours that the victim was 37 years old and that the femicide occurred on October 12.
"They are seeking confirmation of the name of a 37-year-old woman who was killed by her partner on October 12, 2024, in the public street of the city of Holguín. Prior to this, the assailant had seriously injured her 15-year-old son at their home, who is now out of danger," they wrote.
On November 14, the platforms YoSíTeCreo in Cuba and the Gender Observatory Alas Tensas reported that the number of verified femicides has risen to 46 for the year, following the confirmation of the murder of a Cuban mother by her ex-partner in Santa Clara, Villa Clara, which left two young girls orphaned.
This figure includes five attempted femicides, six cases requiring access to police investigation, and two murders of men for gender-related reasons.
However, since the most recent update of victims by the platforms, there have been reports aboutel asesinato de una cubana en Maisíin the province of Guantánamo, at the hands of her partner.
In August, the regime revealed that in 2023, 60 cases of gender-based murders of women aged 15 and older were tried in court, of which 50 (83.3%) were killed by their partners or ex-partners, while the rest were attacked by other assailants, according to data from the Cuba Gender Equality Observatory.
Additionally, 378 cases of sexual violence were judged, and an unspecified number of women were left with injuries following attacks by their ex-partners.
The Cuban Penal Code does not classify femicide as a crime, nor does it use the terms "femicide" or "machismo crime."
The official Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) has acknowledged that more than 16,000 women and girls from 9,579 families are living in conditions of violence in the country.
In July, the government established a national system for the registration, assistance, monitoring, and oversight of incidents of gender-based violence within the family setting.
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