La Pampa: Digital Gender-Based Violence Guidance Manual was presented

The Secretariat of Women, Gender, and Diversity of La Pampa presented the Guide to Digital Gender Violence. The document -announced the government- is the result of a diagnostic process based on a survey conducted with the community, which allowed for the identification of how violence is taking on new forms today through digital technologies.

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Secretary Gabriela Labourie highlighted to the Provincial News Agency the importance of this tool as a concrete response to the needs identified at the provincial level. “This guide aims to provide clear and accessible information for recognizing, preventing, and guiding what to do in situations of digital gender-based violence, from a rights-based and supportive approach”, she said. And remarked that the data from the previous survey were fundamental to understanding that what happens behind a screen directly impacts people’s emotional health, safety, autonomy, and integrity.

The accelerated digitalization of everyday life has moved aggression to the virtual environment, generating real consequences in relationships. Under the framework of the Olimpia Law (No. 27.736), the guide for those over 18 years of age defines this problem as any aggression or control exercised through social networks, messaging, video games, or other digital environments. Among the modalities detailed for identification are harassment and bullying, the dissemination of intimate images without consent, violation of privacy, sextortion, hate speech, and identity theft.

*From the Secretariat, it was emphasized that digital violence is never the responsibility of the victim and that nothing justifies this type of aggression. Therefore, victims are instructed to preserve evidence through screenshots and links without deleting the material to facilitate future actions.

The guide -on Spanish- can be found on the Secretariat’s website, by accessing it through this link

In La Pampa, to receive free and confidential assistance, individuals can contact the Secretariat of Women, Genders, and Diversity, the Civil Defender’s Offices, and the Functional Gender Units to file formal complaints.

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