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Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency over its deep-rooted problem of violence against women, creating new measures that activists have demanded for years to battle a deadly tide.
The US territory has seen sustained levels of violence that on average result in one woman s death per week, a 2019 report said, echoing the problem in other Caribbean and Latin American countries.
The declaration, which is also to offer protection to gay and transgender people, includes measures like creating a mobile app for victims to request help and report attacks.
Authorities are to create a new program to monitor women who have taken out restraining orders against abusers, and a new committee will be responsible for enforcing policies and proposing other measures.
Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency over its deep-rooted problem of violence against women, creating new measures demanded by activists for years to battle a deadly tide.
The decision came on Sunday in the US territory, which has seen sustained levels of violence that on average result in one woman’s death per week, measured in a 2019 report and exceeded in last year’s estimates, echoing the problem in other Caribbean and Latin American countries.
The declaration, which also offers protection to gay and transgender people, includes measures like creating a mobile app for victims to ask for help and report attacks.
Puerto Rico’s nonprofits fear history repeating itself in homeless aid
Homeless providers in Puerto Rico fear that the history of federal emergency funding problems in the U.S. territory will continue with homeless aid provided by the CARES Act and impede their ability to care for those trying to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Puerto Rico in March, many homeless relief organizations have been scrambling to meet the basic needs of the island’s homeless population because the majority of federal homeless aid that was allocated has not yet reached them.