Gyeonggi-do to Hold Various Events to Eradicate Violence Against Women by the End of This Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is preparing various events to eradicate violence against women by the end of this year in observance of the "Week for the Eradication of Violence Against Women" (November 25 to December 1).

First, on the 30th of this month, the Gyeonggi Province Committee for the Prevention of Violence Against Women will hold a written meeting to review current policies for preventing digital sex crimes, dating violence, and stalking crimes, as well as supporting victims, and to discuss cooperation measures among victim support organizations.

The province will collect opinions discussed by the Committee for the Prevention of Violence Against Women, which is composed of the Office of Education, police, victim support organizations, and academic experts, to strengthen the victim support system in the future and reflect them in policies supporting victims of violence against women for crime prevention.

Next month, projects such as producing webtoons and videos about base village women and conducting a survey on human rights violations will be promoted to support base village women who are victims of human rights abuses.

Base village women are women who engaged in prostitution targeting U.S. military personnel after the U.S. military was stationed in Korea in 1945. It is known that they suffered human rights violations such as violence and human trafficking during this process. To support base village women who face difficulties due to poverty and negative perceptions from local residents, the province enacted the first related ordinance nationwide in April last year.

Additionally, the province has opened and is operating the "Joint Response Team for Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence" in Bucheon and Hanam cities, which provides initial counseling, welfare support, and linkage to support organizations for victims and families reporting domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, stalking, and other 112 emergency calls. The response team consists of integrated case managers, police officers, and counseling experts, providing tailored services such as phone monitoring, accompanying home visits, welfare services, and connections to support organizations.

The province will also award commendations from the governor to 15 individuals who have contributed to supporting victims of violence against women.

Earlier, on the 26th, Gyeonggi Province held a closing ceremony for the Digital Sex Crime Citizen Response Monitoring Group. The 28 members of the citizen response monitoring group have contributed to strengthening Gyeonggi Province's response capabilities to digital sex crimes since April by proactively monitoring suspicious posts related to digital sex crimes on social networking services (SNS). They also carried out campaign activities to foster a healthy online culture.

Lee Soon-neum, Director of the Women's and Family Bureau of the province, emphasized, "This year's Week for the Eradication of Violence Against Women will be a period to further solidify the cooperative system among Gyeonggi Province's agencies responding to violence against women and to deeply review support policies for various areas where violence against women occurs. We will strive harder to strengthen the response system to violence against women to create a Gyeonggi Province where women are safe from violence and everyone can feel secure."

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