CNJ will have a channel for reporting abuse against women – 07/21/2023 – Mônica Bergamo

The National Council of Justice (CNJ) will now have a specific channel to receive complaints made by women who feel offended, disrespected or harassed, whether morally, psychologically or sexually, by magistrates and servers of the Judiciary and notaries.

A norm signed by the national justice inspector, Minister Luis Felipe Salomão, creates a permanent policy to combat gender violence. The measure determines, for example, the creation of a form for complaints and a protocol for the treatment of these representations with the National Justice Department.

The idea is that cases are judged from a perspective that takes into account gender issues, without requiring evidence to be presented beforehand for a claim to be received. In cases of crimes against sexual dignity, such as harassment and rape, this type of requirement tends to be an obstacle to the continuation of investigations.

The norm also provides that women are consulted before the initiation of any procedure, if they want to detail the facts reported personally – and that, preferably, they are heard by an auxiliary judge of the Corregedoria.

If necessary, victims may be referred for psychosocial care by judicial bodies.

The provision signed by the national justice inspector also deals with the need for judges and civil servants to be trained to deal with different forms of violence against women.

“It is the responsibility of the public power to develop policies to guarantee the fundamental rights of women in domestic and family relationships, safeguarding them against practices of discrimination, exploitation, violence, cruelty and oppression”, says Salomão, in the provision.

“There is a need to adapt the receipt of complaints of violence against women, by the National Justice Department, to the National Judiciary Policy to Combat Violence against Women and to the guidelines adopted by the Protocol for Judgment with a Gender Perspective”, he adds.

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