Geneva's cantonal and city authorities and women's associations have launched a wide-ranging campaign to combat gender-based and sexual violence.
"We are calling for a collective mobilisation against gender-based and sexual violence," councillor Nathalie Fontanet, head of the Office for the Promotion of Equality and the Prevention of Violence, told reporters on Monday.
Last year, half of all cases of violence registered in Geneva involved domestic violence.
In 2022, the Geneva police issued a total of 789 requisition orders, the highest level since 2010 or an average of 2.2 reports per day. In addition, 109 administrative removal orders were served against perpetrators. And since the start of the year, thirteen feminicides have been committed in Switzerland, compared with fifteen in 2022, said Fontanet.
“Despite widespread awareness, sexist behaviour is all too often trivialised. Sexism continues to kill, regardless of class and in all spheres of society,” said Geneva Mayor Alfonso Gomez, who is responsible for equality issues. ...