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The lacerating reality of femicide in ecuadorian women

Abstract:

Shocking news and images of girls and women who are victims of extreme physical abuse are seen every day. There seems to be no end to the physical, sexual and psychological violence that thousands of women survive every moment regardless of their age, race, religion, socioeconomic status and educational level. It is necessary to know in a deep way what is manifested in the Integral Organic Penal Code regarding the sanctions of the crime of femicide and to expose the 4 aggravating circumstances in its Art. 142. The objective is to carry out a doctrinal analysis of the real problem of femicide in our actuality, which has increased the brutal violence with which certain women have been murdered, either by sentimental factors, hatred, gender, work, etc. Throughout history, women have been considered an object of society, whose rights have not been respected. Thus, in Ecuador there is a need to eradicate gender violence, since we still observe shocking news through the written and spoken media, the manifestation of this type of violence against women through slander, fights, beatings, etc. and in many cases as a consequence of committing the crime of femicide.