Combating domestic violence: Baume-Schneider wants to send a clear signal

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“We want to send a clear signal: domestic and sexual violence will not be tolerated in Switzerland,” Justice Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (59) said in Bern on Friday. “The goal is to strengthen the trust of victims of sexual violence in law enforcement agencies and the courts,” said the federal councilor.

Two years after the adoption of the step-by-step plan against domestic violence, important steps have been taken in the field of technical resources, according to a statement from the Federal Public Service Justice and Police (FDJP) on Friday.

That is why the first cantons are starting pilot projects for the electronic monitoring of women at risk. They may carry a GPS tracker that sounds the alarm if an ankle bracelet belonging to a potentially dangerous ex-husband or partner comes close. With the previous system, where only the man wore an ankle bracelet, the electronic surveillance usually only helped with localization afterwards.

increased crime rate

According to the FDJP, the establishment of a central telephone number for victims of violence, which guarantees 24-hour assistance, is also being implemented and should be operational by early 2025.

Meanwhile, the number of crimes related to domestic violence has risen slightly. According to figures from the Federal Bureau of Statistics, the police registered about 20,000 corresponding criminal offenses in 2022, 3.3 percent more than in 2021.

25 people were killed – so more than every second murder in Switzerland was due to domestic violence.

According to the Penal Code, domestic violence occurs when people use or threaten physical, psychological or sexual violence within an existing or dissolved family, marital or marriage-like relationship. Children and young people can also be victims of domestic violence.

(SDA)

Source:Blick