After femicides – Raab warns against “political activism”

In a large proportion of femicides, the perpetrator comes from the woman’s family environment, and often there is an addiction or mental illness, the minister said. ‘But you also have to be able to tackle the disproportionately high share of perpetrators with a migrant background.’ The issues of the past few days must and will now be addressed with ‘calm and seriousness’, and Raab warned against ‘falling into’. political activism” in the discussion.

Raab: You “can’t prevent every murder”
“Six women have been murdered in recent days, which has deeply shocked us all.” But we know that ‘we will not be able to prevent every murder case, even if we have a well-developed system for protection against violence.’ The federal government has set up a women’s counseling center in every district, expanded emergency shelters and set up new violence clinics. The minister listed some examples of how women can be protected from violence. Some of these measures will be more effective in the coming years, “we hope we can continue on this common path, because every murder is one too many.”

Violence protection centers are well positioned financially
What is missing from the debate, however, is “that women’s organizations have been starving for years.” Things have now changed: “If you ask violence protection centers and women’s and girls’ organizations, they will tell you that they are financially well positioned,” the minister is convinced.

In the fight against violence against women, it is important “that we work across society.” There is ‘strong solidarity’ within the government, and this week’s discussion will look specifically at ‘where we can weave the violence protection system even more closely together’.