Mujeres de cultura musulmana víctimas de violencia de género: análisis de las acciones de inserción socio-laboral y atención personal en la Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla

Abstract

Gender violence is one of the most widespread plagues of our time. In Spain, statistics show that between 60 and 90 women a year die, murdered by their partners, boyfriends, husbands or ex-husbands. These data led to the law “Ley 1/2004 de 28 de diciembre” that integrates protection measures against gender violence, aimed to raise awareness, prevent and detect problems of this nature. This law states specifically that these actions have to be observed in the following areas: education, advertising, media, health, social and legal assistance to victims. Resulting policies have led to actions being taken with the victims, women and children, and abusers. In this paper, we discuss the different local actions that are taking place in the Autonomous City of Melilla on the issues of social inclusion, employment and personal attention to female victims of violence, focusing on the group of women of Berber origin. Finally, we relate the actions to the provision Law 1/ 2004, focusing on the adjustments to the specific needs of the Muslim population and the detection of improvement actions.