In La Guajira they led a departmental meeting of Family Police Stations

More than 40 representatives of the Formal Justice Directorate of the Ministry of Justice and Law and territorial authorities met in La Guajira to receive technical assistance and strengthen their knowledge of care routes, as well as to update themselves on Law 2126 of 2021.

The strengthening of these officials occurs within the framework of Law 2126, which seeks to prevent, protect, restore, repair and guarantee the rights of those who are at risk, are or have been victims of gender-based violence in the family context, and victims of other violence in it.

“If we talk about rebuilding the social fabric, you play a fundamental role. The police station is a pillar of that construction; If things are bad in the family, we are going to have problems with our minors. Mental health, lack of schooling, teenage pregnancy, minor workers at tolls in certain municipalities, etc. Therefore, we invite you to be exemplary and effective by also bringing these processes to municipal security plans, and we support these technical assistance and related processes because we know that it is an effort by everyone.“, said the departmental government secretary Misael Velasquez.

For its part, the Formal Justice Directorate of the Ministry of Justice and Law stated that, through its working group, it has highlighted the multiple barriers that women, people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, and in In general, communities immersed in situations of domestic violence to access justice.

“We attended two days of training not only on the regulations to prevent violence in the family context but also to provide tools for the provision of services with a differential, gender and intersectional approach. In the department, we will continue to strengthen access to justice in La Guajira“, he said. Constance GarciaDirector of Formal Justice of the Ministry of Justice and Law.