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May
Report on line 155 reveals an increase in cases, compared to the same period last year. Bogotá, Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Cundinamarca, Atlántico and Santander, concentrate 76% of the calls.
• By 175%, reports of domestic violence during mandatory preventive isolation increased, according to the report of the Colombian Observatory for Women, on the calls received on Line 155, arranged by the Government to provide care and support to women.
• Between March 25 and May 7, 4,385 calls were registered, which warned of some type of violence inside the homes, almost three times more than the 1,595 reported in the same period of 2019. The records of domestic violence to This hotline represented 71% of the total of 5,874 calls attended during this isolation stage.
• 76% of calls: Bogotá (37%), Antioquia (12%), Valle del Cauca (9%), Cundinamarca (7%), Atlántico (5%) and Santander (4%). On the other hand, the greatest increase in requests for guidance occurred in Sucre, Cesar, Chocó, Casanare, Magdalena, Atlántico and Antioquia. (Vicepresidencia de Colombia, 2020)
September
“The impact of the pandemic on the lives of women is very deep and transcends the field of health and work, also seriously affecting their socioeconomic situation and increasing the risk of violence, especially in the family” (Amat, 2020)
Cases of domestic violence: n Bogotá there were 12,860 cases; in Medellín, 3,340; in Cali, 1,401 cases; in Soacha, 949 cases. In Bucaramanga, 643 cases; Villavicencio with 590 cases; Tunja with 566; Cartagena, 560 cases; Barranquilla, 512 cases and Ibagué, with 489 cases.