Presidente, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, acompañado de la Ministra de la Mujer, Ana Maria Choquehuanca inaugura el Centro de Emergencia Mujer (CEM) de la Comisaría Laura Calle en Los Olivos. Foto: ANDINA/Prensa Presidencia
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Thursday said Peru cannot tolerate violence any longer. This is why his administration is working to preserve Peruvian women's rights.
The aim is to guarantee citizens' chance to live in a better country.
During the opening of a Women's Emergency Center in Lima's Los Olivos district, Peru's top official referred to the alarming
femicide figures, stressing the need to
combat this scourge.
"We must support
police's efforts to combat violence against women. Peru cannot tolerate violence any longer. There is a lot of violence here, there are 10 femicides a month, almost 400 per year," Mr. Kuczynski expressed.
"And I'm sure there are many more that are not even reported, one a day. That cannot be happening," he added.
The Peruvian leader noted the work done at Women's Emergency Centers and stressed the need to provide facilities of this kind at 1,400 police stations spread across the country.
One of the administration's goals, he said, is to establish more police stations, since there are 1,900 districts in the country, but 400 still lack police facilities of this kind.
Published: 11/23/2017