The concentration was held this Tuesday in the early morning of August 16, in relation to a case of sexual abuse in a Barakaldo home. The facts have been reported to the Ertzaintza and a male has been investigated for the same facts.

The Argitan association has appealed to go out into the streets to publicly denounce the attacks on women in Barakaldo. The feminist collective has called on social, political and institutional agents to "take comprehensive and bold steps" to end male violence. It has also called for active action and mobilization against machismo and inequality between women and men.

"Sexist violence does not occur in an isolated and individualized way, but is the result of the inequalities and discriminations of women in this patriarchal society, in the cultural sphere, in the media, in the State, in the labor market, in the family or in the educational system," she said. He stressed that the latest aggression has to do with "dozens of cases of male violence in Barakaldo". In particular, the Women ' s Advisory Centre treated 66 cases last year, the highest figure of the last decade.

In 2020, "worse" data is expected, as 47 consultations were received from women who have experienced male violence during the state of alarm for COVID-19.