At least one in five children has been the victim of sexual violence in the days organized by the organization Save The Children and the Basque Government in Vitoria-Gasteiz. With a view to providing "comprehensive care" for these victims, the Icelandic Barnahus model is scheduled to be launched next year with a pilot project. Barnahus is the children’s house in Icelandic, and that is the foundation of the project: to create a “safe space” for children who are victims of sexual violence, where professionals from different areas will meet the needs of the child. They could also help families, whom teachers could come to in case of detecting a case in schools.

The Councillor for Equality, Justice and Social Policies of the Basque Government, Beatriz Artolazabal, has presented the project, which aims to "prevent repeated victimization" of the victims. Now, the process of denouncing sexual violence carried out by minors is long, which, in the words of Artolazabal, generates "uncertainty and uncertainty". He also recalled that, in some cases, it can be extended for more than three years, during which children and adolescents have to explain what happened to at least eight people.

To avoid this, the Barnahus model aims to bring together all specialized people, such as psychologists, doctors, police and lawyers, in one place. The child will chat with the team of professionals in a “friendly environment” and record the statement to use as evidence at the trial. The child or adolescent will not have to go to court. In addition to protecting the victim, they have reported speeding up the judicial process and allowing more aggressors and aggressors to be punished.

Only 15% of cases reported

Within the same period, Save The Children has published a report explaining the violence suffered by minors and detailing the details of the Barnahus project; the website Naiz.eus offers the possibility of downloading the full document. According to the data collected, the CAV estimates that between 2,000 and 4,000 children and adolescents can be victims of sexual abuse of minors. However, there are very few reported cases: Around 15%, let alone those who come to trial orally: Approximately 30%. They have warned that 70 per cent of the complaints are filed for “lack of evidence”.