Equality Convenes The Crisis Committee After The Increase In Gender Violence Cases

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 02: The Secretary of State for Equality Angela Rodriguez 'Pam', during a press conference after the crisis committee to deal with the latest macho murders, at the Ministry of Equality, on 02 June, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. The ministry has met today with the communities to assess the spike in cases of gender violence, are five the number of women killed at the hands of their partners or ex-partners in this month of May. This is the reason for this crisis committee, the third since its creation. The United Nations has reprimanded Spain this week for the deficient application of the laws against gender violence and highlights that the Parental Alienation Syndrome, despite being prohibited by law, continues to be applied in the courts. (Photo By Alberto Ortega/Europa Press via Getty Images)