The outrage of the judges forces the exhibitors to post a poster against the machismo of justice.

The poster, which condemns Machism in justice and is part of an exhibition at the Palma (Mallorca) Intermodal Station, is no longer visible. After the outrage of the main associations of judges, the Balearic government decided to cancel this widget, which shows a judge in front of a woman with her hands clasped, to whom she says: “How can I believe her husband treats her badly if you are alive !!” The work is part of the exhibition by artist Diana Raznovich and is endorsed by the Balearic Women’s Institute and the President, Ministry of Public Service and Equality.

The exhibition, which also has the logo of the Ministry of Equality as the exhibition received funds from the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence, was installed over the past 8 million years and aims to raise awareness on a variety of issues. Equality from humor and criticism. Including the role of the judiciary in the revictimization of the applicants. However, the main unions of judges, both conservative and progressive, did not like it. The Professional Association of Justice, the Francisco de Vittoria Judicial Association, the Judges of Democracy and the Independent Judicial Forum have signed a joint statement in which they reject it, while the Progressive Union of Prosecutors (UPF) has spoken similarly.

Sources from the President, Public Service and Igualtat Ministry told elDiario.es that the vignette was removed to avoid “more controversy”, but the rest of the exhibition will continue at Palma Intermodal station until 13 April. The removal of the vignette was carried out taking into account the fact that this Tuesday the location of the exhibition was planned to be changed within the station itself. “The goal is not to argue, but to raise awareness about micro-mechanisms,” the same sources added. The Institut Balear de la Dona, for its part, apologized this Tuesday to people who “may feel insulted because of one of the vignettes”.

The poster has gone viral on social media these days, but it has moved in isolation, sometimes and erroneously indicates that this is an institutional campaign and not a contextualization that includes the rest of the vignette. In fact, these are two exhibitions set up at the station, one entitled “Denial of Sexist Violence Quite Violent” and the other “Significant Small Gestures”. Raznovich posters depict everyday life situations and point to a variety of areas: from justice to pornography or the unequal distribution of care at home.

Judges and prosecutors, against the cartel

Judges’ associations see the cartel as “representing false, ridiculous and unfair stereotypes and themes” about justice professionals who “work daily, very hard and not always in ideal conditions to serve victims of violence. A male chauvinist.” “False image of reality” because three out of four specialized judges are women and they consider it “counterproductive” because “it prevents any woman who suffers from violence from deciding to file a complaint”.

“Of course we respect freedom [de la artista] To express their ideas and feelings as they see fit, but we condemn the error of these institutions, by their support, in discrediting professionals who work tirelessly and daily to end the disgusting reality of sexist violence and the falsehood of Spanish justice. , – confirm the signatories of the text.

The Progressive Union of Prosecutors (UPF), for its part, expressed its opinion on Twitter, where it assured that the poster “stigmatizes the act of justice”, could suppress the complaint and “does not respond to reality”. About the work done in court. According to Europa Press, the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB) also sent a request to the government to remove the poster.

Justice Minister Pilar Lop also criticized the cartoon on Monday, which he described as “absolutely unfair” and called for its cancellation. The minister, a judge on leave specializing in violence against women, assured that “justice is prepared” to respond to the problem and that the complaint “is the only way to enable them to have a safeguard and restraining order for both.” Their daughters. ” “As Minister of Justice, it is always my responsibility to protect the authority of the state and, in this case, to evaluate the work of judges,” he added.

For her part, Equality Minister Irene Montero told La Noche en 24 hora de TVE that patriarchal justice still exists in Spain because “she is unable to understand the reality of women” and stressed. High levels of insufficient reporting of this type of crime “because women are afraid not to believe it”. While he said he understood the judges’ “legitimate” expression in the light of what they considered “offensive” and acknowledged that there had been “absolute progress” in recent years in this regard, the minister addressed “Listen to what the judges are telling us.” International organizations “, which sometimes set Spain apart for not using a gender perspective.