The Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterresthis Thursday condemned the “tragic death” of olympic athletes Rebecca Cheptegei after her boyfriend poured gasoline on her and set her on fire.
“We joined the United Nations Population Fund and UN Women to strongly condemned his murder“he said in his daily press conference Stephane Dujarricspokesperson for the general secretary.
He remembered that, usually, A woman or girl is killed by her partner or family member somewhere in the world every 11 minutesaccording to data from UN Women, and stress that gender-based violence is one of the most frequent violations of human rights. “Of course, we think these numbers are higher,” he added.
“As the secretary general said, We live in a male-dominated culture. that abandons vulnerable women by denying them equality, dignity and rights,” she stressed. She added that, because of gender violence, societies are “less peaceful,” the economy is “less prosperous” and the world is ” not so fair.” .
Cheptegei, 33 years old and originally from Uganda, died yesterday at a hospital in Kenya, where he was admitted on Sunday along with burns on 80% of his body after the alleged attack by his partner. The athlete, who has been competing in races since 2010, participated in the women’s marathon event at the last Olympic Games in Paris, where she finished in 44th position.
Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, a native of Uganda, called for “standing up and ending gender violence” in a communication through her social networks. “Silence is complicity”, he stressed in his letter.
Source: La Verdad
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