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Ararteko Announces Protocol to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
  • The Ararteko of the CAV announced in the autumn the protocol in its presentation in the Basque Parliament of the 2018 report to coordinate the response of the administrations in the prevention, detection of cases of child sexual abuse, care for victims, condemn the aggressors and publication of these crimes.
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Ararteko, Manuel Lezertua, explained that there is no protocol in the CAV in this area and that it is intended to implement coordination mechanisms between education, health, justice and social services. She added that most cases of sexual abuse do not surface and occur in the family environment.

In Argia we are dealing with the issue of violence against children. The family, in the report on silence and strength.

Social rights, subject to complaints

On the other hand, according to the 2018 report submitted by Lezertua, Ararteko received numerous complaints about the functioning of Lanbide, in particular about the actions carried out by Lanbide in the management of income guarantee income and the supplementary housing allowance. However, the number of complaints was lower than in 2017.

More than 55 per cent of the complaints filed by the Ararteko were related to social rights. They were often related to public policies to ensure equality for all, with the obstacles and difficulties faced by women, the elderly, children and adolescents, people with disabilities, LGTB people, immigrants, Roma… to achieve this right, as detailed in the report.