Feminist platforms raised the number of femicides to 34 this Friday for the year so far, after confirming the deaths of Saimy Hernández in the province of Mayabeque and Linda Nay Flores Vargas, whose body was discovered in a landfill in Havana a few weeks ago.
Saimy Hernández, about 40 years old and mother of several children, was killed by her partner on August 13 in a public space in the town of Güines, in Mayabeque.
In the case of Linda Nay Flores Vargas, 34 years old, her body was discovered in a landfill in Havana on July 12.
The investigation revealed that the crime was committed by her partner.
"We highlight the situation of disappearance and extreme violence exerted against her body, as well as the deposition of her body in a dumpster as indications of feminicide violence in the country," pointed out the Gender Observatory Alas Tensas (OGAT) and YoSíTeCreo en Cuba.
In the case of Linda Nay Flores, images of whose corpse have circulated on social media, the mentioned platforms urged citizens not to share images of the crime scene, as it "causes pain to families and normalizes cruelty."
The underreporting conducted by the Gender Observatory Alas Tensas (OGAT) and the platform YoSíTeCreo in Cuba up to August 23 is 34 femicides, three attempted femicides, six cases in need of access to police investigation, and two murders of men for gender-related reasons.
The cases in need of research access are: older woman (Esperanza, Villa Clara); Irma (Havana); Teresa Moliner Bosa (Havana); Tania Reyes (Santiago de Cuba); Samantha (Sami) Heredia Odrens (Santiago de Cuba); Laura Castillo Zulueta (Havana).
In addition to the verified cases, investigations are being conducted in Las Tunas (1), Matanzas (1), Camagüey (2), and Guantánamo (1).
According to official data, last year in Cuba, 110 people were tried for femicide - a term that the island's authorities refuse to use - 378 cases of sexual violence were reported, and several women were left injured after attacks by their ex-partners.
At the end of July, the Cuban government created a national system for registering, addressing, monitoring, and following up on cases of gender-based violence within the family setting, according to what was said at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
A report from the government newspaper Granma mentioned that the System is made up of "25 experts" from the Ministry of Interior and the People's Supreme Court, and that its goal is to develop "a computerized and interoperable administrative registry, which would use the platforms of these institutions for the management of criminal processes."
The Attorney General of the Republic, Yamila Peña Ojeda, indicated that the greatest benefit of this follow-up is that it serves as a database to "have statistical information for prevention in the fight against gender-based violence."
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