Approach to violence against women: mechanisms and regulations in Cuba

Abstract

Violence against women is structural, discriminatory, violates human rights, and constitutes a public problem. To examine the policies on this issue in Cuba, the normative background at the international and regional levels is presented. The relevance of the intersectionality category is assessed, and comprehensive policies are established to address the complexity and multicausality of the phenomenon. Based on these precedents, Cuba’s participation in the international and regional scenario is analyzed, and the main antecedents and regulations for addressing gender-based violence in the country are reviewed. The prevention, protection, reparation, and punishment of two of its extreme forms, trafficking and femicide, are also analyzed. The final considerations offer reflections on advances and challenges in the Cuban context.