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Observatory on Gender-Based Violence Against Women (UY0102)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Uruguay Action Plan 2018-2020

Action Plan Cycle: 2018

Status: Active

Institutions

Lead Institution: the Inter-institutional Commission formed by: the Office of Budget and Planning (OPP, which presides over it), the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) - National Institute of Women (INMUJERES) and the Uruguayan Network against Domestic and Sexual Violence.

Support Institution(s): Gender-Based Violence Observatory Inter-institutional Commission composed of: the Office of Budget and Planning (OPP), the Ministry of the Interior (MI), the National Institute of Women (INMUJERES) of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), along with: the National Gender Council and the National Advisory Council for a Life Free of Gender Violence against Women. the National Statistics Institute (INE). the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI), Uruguayan Network against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Policy Areas

Access to Information, E-Government, Fiscal Openness, Gender, Marginalized Communities, Open Data, Public Participation, Publication of Budget/Fiscal Information, Social Accountability, Sustainable Development Goals

IRM Review

IRM Report: Uruguay Design Report 2018-2020

Starred: Pending IRM Review

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information , Civic Participation

Potential Impact:

Implementation i

Completion: Pending IRM Review

Description

Observatory on gender-based violence against women
Commitment start and end date: July 2018 to June 2020.
Institution or actor responsible for the implementation: the Inter-institutional Commission
formed by: the Office of Budget and Planning (OPP, which presides over it), the Ministry of the
Interior, the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) - National Institute of Women
(INMUJERES) and the Uruguayan Network against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
New Commitment.
Theme: Diversity-Gender
Commitment description
What is the commitment? To design and implement the Observatory on Gender-Based
Violence (VBG) against women (Gender-Based Violence Against
Women Act, Law No. 19 580).
What is the problem that the
commitment will address?
High prevalence of gender-based violence against women.
Fragmentation of information and lack of unified criteria for
measurement.
How will the commitment
contribute to solving the
problem?
By generating reliable, centralized, timely, standardized,
disaggregated, accessible and comprehensible information for the
population in general, decision makers, the academia, media and
the organized civil society.
OGP value to which this
commitment will contribute.
The creation of the Observatory will enable to proactively publish
information that gives account of the activities, the use of public
resources and results achieved based on principles of relevance,
enforceability, accessibility, timeliness, veracity, comprehensibility,
simplicity and maximum disclosure. It will allow reporting on the
management of public resources and the results obtained, enabling
enforceability on the part of citizens. It is a fundamental tool for the
design, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of this public
policy. This commitment is undertaken within a participatory
environment composed of government and civil society actors
organized in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 19 580. It
will involve joint decision-making during the stages of its design,
implementation, evaluation and monitoring. With the launch of the
Observatory, we seek to have relevant, reliable, updatable and
available data that allows us to follow up and monitor the
implementation of this public policy in order to enable informed and
evidence-based citizen participation.
Additional Information:
Contribution to SDG 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”.
Law No. 19 580 Gender-Based Violence Against Women
National Strategy for Gender Equality 2030.
2016-2019 Action Plan: for a life free of gender violence, with a generational view
National Gender Council
National Advisory Council for a Life Free of Gender Violence Against Women.
First National Survey on the Prevalence of Generation- and Gender-Based Violence (2013)
Objectives and/or milestones
Description of objectives and/or milestones Start date End date
To design and implement the Observatory on gender-based
violence against women.
August 2018 August 2019
To design, implement and publish the Second Edition of the
National Survey on the Prevalence of generation- and genderbased
violence.
July 2018 September 2019
To standardize indicators and administrative records, through the
creation of measurement instruments that are common to the
institutions that intervene in situations of gender-based violence.
September 2018 June 2020
To prepare a document to unify criteria, categorize, measure and
publish data on Femicides, (based on the work carried out by the
Ministry of the Interior and the National Institute of Women -
MIDES), taking into account national regulations, and
international protocols and conventions.
August 2018 June 2019
Contact Information
Office of Budget and Planning (OPP)
Name of the responsible person Juan Ignacio Dorrego
Title, Department OPP Advisory
Email address and phone number juan.dorrego@opp.gub.uy,
Phone number: 2 150
Name(s) of responsible technician(s) Magdalena Beramendi
Title, Department OPP Gender Advisory
Email address and phone number mberamendi@opp.gub.uy
Phone number: 2 150.
Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) – National Institute of Women (INMUJERES)
Name of the responsible person A/S Mariella Mazzotti
Title, Department Director of the National Institute of
Women
Email address and phone number mmazzotti@mides.gub.uy /24000302 ext.
5000
Name(s) of responsible technician(s) Diego Pieri
Title, Department Technical Team
Email address and phone number mmazzotti@mides.gub.uy /24000302 ext.
5000
Ministry of the Interior (MI)
Name of the responsible person July Zabaleta Acosta, B.A.
Title, Department Head of the Directorate of the Gender
Policies Division.
Email address and phone number jzabaleta@minterior.gub.uy
Phone number: 152 4000
Name(s) of responsible technician(s) Cecilia Erhardt, Christian Gularte Duque,
Paula Coraza Ferrari
Title, Department Gender Policies Division and National
Observatory on Violence and Crime
Email address and phone number cerhardt@minterior.gub.uy;
christian.gularte@minterior.gub.uy,
paula.coraza@minterior.gub.uy
Phone number: 152 4000 and 2 2030
4126.
Civil Society: Uruguayan Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Name of the responsible person Clyde Lacasa / Teresa Herrera
Title, Department
Email address and phone number clydenll@gmail.com /
teresa@teresaherrera.org
Cell phone: 093 745 671
Other actors involved
State Actors Gender-Based Violence Observatory
Inter-institutional Commission composed
of: the Office of Budget and Planning
(OPP), the Ministry of the Interior (MI),
the National Institute of Women
(INMUJERES) of the Ministry of Social
Development (MIDES), along with:
the National Gender Council and the
National Advisory Council for a Life Free
of Gender Violence against Women.
the National Statistics Institute (INE).
the Uruguayan Agency for International
Cooperation (AUCI)
CSOs, private sector, multilateral organizations, working groups Uruguayan Network against Domestic
and Sexual Violence

IRM Midterm Status Summary

Igualdad de género y generaciones

4. Observatorio sobre violencia basada en género hacia las mujeres

Texto del compromiso como aparece en el plan de acción:

Diseñar e implementar el Observatorio sobre violencia basada en género (VBG) hacia las mujeres. (Ley N°19.580 Ley de violencia hacia las mujeres basada en género).

Los hitos de este compromiso son:

  • Diseñar e implementar el Observatorio sobre Violencia Basada en Género hacia las Mujeres.
  • Diseñar, implementar y publicar la Segunda Edición de la Encuesta Nacional de Prevalencia Sobre Violencia Basada en Género y Generaciones.
  • Estandarizar indicadores y registros administrativos, a través de la creación de instrumentos de medición en común a las instituciones que, intervienen en situaciones de Violencia Basada en Género.
  • Elaborar un documento para unificar criterios, categorizar, medir y publicar datos sobre Femicidios, (a partir del trabajo elaborado por el Ministerio del Interior y el Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres - MIDES), teniendo en cuenta la normativa nacional, los Protocolos y las Convenciones Internacionales.

Nota editorial: El texto completo del compromiso se encuentra en el Cuarto Plan de Acción Nacional de Gobierno Abierto de Uruguay 2018-2020, disponible aquí: https://goo.gl/XAMbNr

Fecha de inicio: Julio 2018             Fecha de término: Junio 2020

Contexto y objetivos

El 22 de diciembre de 2017 se promulgó la Ley de violencia hacia las mujeres basada en género [21], ley N° 19.580. En su artículo 18, esta ley establece la creación del Observatorio sobre Violencia Basada en Género hacia las Mujeres “destinado al monitoreo, recolección, producción, registro y sistematización permanente de datos e información sobre la violencia hacia las mujeres”. La ley también establece que el Observatorio estará a cargo de una comisión interinstitucional conformada por organismos públicos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil: la Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto (OPP), que la presidirá, el Ministerio del Interior, el Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres y la Red Uruguaya contra la Violencia Domestica y Sexual. 

A pesar de que la prevalencia de la violencia hacia las mujeres basada en género en Uruguay es muy alta [22], persiste la fragmentación de la información y la falta de criterios unificados para la medición de este flagelo. La creación del Observatorio implica poner a disposición datos relevantes, confiables y actualizables que permitan realizar el seguimiento, monitoreo de la implementación de la política pública y habilitar la participación ciudadana informada y fundada a partir de la evidencia. Entre las actividades previstas en el marco del Observatorio, se realizará la Segunda Encuesta Nacional de Prevalencia Sobre Violencia Basada en Género y Generaciones, se estandarizarán los indicadores y registros y se elaborará un documento para unificar criterios sobre la categorización, medición y publicación de datos sobre femicidios.

Este compromiso se asume dentro de un ámbito participativo integrado por actores del Gobierno y de la sociedad civil, de acuerdo a lo que establece la ley, e implicará la toma de decisiones conjunta durante las etapas de diseño, implementación, evaluación y monitoreo de este compromiso, por lo cual es relevante a la participación ciudadana.

La vocera de la Red Uruguaya contra la Violencia Doméstica y Sexual (RUVDS) consultada por las investigadoras del IRM [23], destacó la importancia de este Observatorio, ya que actualmente existe una gran dispersión de datos. “Si bien hoy el Ministerio de Salud Pública, el Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INMUJERES) y el Ministerio del Interior cuentan con datos relativos a la violencia basada en género, este Observatorio puede aglomerarlos y además crear un sistema de indicadores de violencia hacia las mujeres, que permita un panorama claro y de datos sólidos, tal como tienen otros países en distintas partes del mundo”, afirmó.

La experta subrayó la necesidad de contar con un sistema de fácil acceso para cualquier persona, así como la homogenización de conceptos como el de femicidio, que no siempre es bien entendido. También indicó que este compromiso, si se implementa de forma adecuada, tendrá un impacto transformador.

Las actividades que incluye el compromiso son lo suficientemente específicas como para que su cumplimiento se pueda verificar objetivamente. De acuerdo con lo manifestado por la persona referente de la sociedad civil y del análisis de la problemática actual -que refleja dispersión, fragmentación y falta de estandarización de los datos sobre la violencia basada en género-, las investigadoras del IRM consideran que la implementación de este compromiso es un avance con un  impacto potencial moderado.

Siguientes pasos

El compromiso atiende una demanda de información sobre una problemática social prioritaria en el contexto actual.  Una vez que el Observatorio esté en marcha y se hayan generado criterios estandarizados de publicación de información, es recomendable generar consultas o recoger retroalimentación de parte de usuarios y potenciales usuarios sobre la información disponible en el Observatorio. Esta medida servirá para conocer en profundidad las necesidades de los usuarios para así generar conjuntos de datos adecuados, incluir nuevos conjuntos y evaluar las visualizaciones, teniendo en mente el fin último de que la información sea accesible para cualquier persona sin conocimientos técnicos del tema y que se pueda usar para dar seguimiento a las políticas públicas implementadas en la materia.

[22] De acuerdo a la Primera Encuesta de Prevalencia de Violencia Basada Género, en 2013 7 de cada 10 mujeres habían sido víctimas de violencia: http://www.inmujeres.gub.uy/innovaportal/file/33876/1/resumen_de_encuesta_mides.pdf
[23] Entrevista realizada a Teresa Herrera, Red Uruguaya contra la Violencia Doméstica y Sexual, 15/3/2019

Commitments

  1. Implementation of the National Water Plan

    UY0099, 2018, Access to Information

  2. Environmental Complaints' Management System

    UY0100, 2018, Capacity Building

  3. Monitoring and Reporting on Climate Change

    UY0101, 2018, Access to Information

  4. Observatory on Gender-Based Violence Against Women

    UY0102, 2018, Access to Information

  5. Gender-Based Violence Open Data

    UY0103, 2018, Access to Information

  6. Human Trafficking Prevention

    UY0104, 2018, Capacity Building

  7. Complaint Reception and Processing System

    UY0105, 2018, Anti-Corruption

  8. Electoral Process Data

    UY0106, 2018,

  9. National Transparency Index

    UY0107, 2018, E-Government

  10. Access to Information Law

    UY0108, 2018, Access to Information

  11. Gender Perspective to Access to Information

    UY0109, 2018, Access to Information

  12. State Web Portal

    UY0110, 2018, Access to Information

  13. Access to Judicial Processes

    UY0111, 2018, E-Government

  14. Public Hearings on Video

    UY0112, 2018, E-Government

  15. Transparency of Statistical Information of the Judicial Branch

    UY0113, 2018, Access to Information

  16. Open Municipalities

    UY0114, 2018, Access to Information

  17. Canelones' Participation System

    UY0115, 2018, Capacity Building

  18. Student Participation

    UY0116, 2018, Capacity Building

  19. Open Government Culture

    UY0117, 2018, Capacity Building

  20. National Dance Plan

    UY0118, 2018, Gender

  21. Human Rights Education Plan

    UY0119, 2018, Access to Justice

  22. Human Rights Report

    UY0120, 2018, Civic Space

  23. Sustainable Development Strategy

    UY0121, 2018, Public Participation

  24. Gender and Youth Perspective in Rural Areas

    UY0122, 2018, Gender

  25. Observatory for Equality and Non-Discrimination

    UY0123, 2018, Gender

  26. Improve Diversity in Government

    UY0124, 2018, E-Government

  27. Indicators of Welfare and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    UY0125, 2018, Access to Information

  28. Social Programs

    UY0126, 2018, Access to Information

  29. National Plan for Persons with Disabilities

    UY0127, 2018, Access to Justice

  30. Open Cadastre

    UY0128, 2018, Access to Information

  31. Budget Transparency Portal

    UY0129, 2018, Access to Information

  32. National Energy Efficiency Plan

    UY0130, 2018, Access to Information

  33. Industry, Energy and Mining Data Publication

    UY0131, 2018, Access to Information

  34. Information on Seized Goods and Foreign Trade Operations

    UY0132, 2018, E-Government

  35. Accountability for the Commitments of the Departmental Government of Rivera

    UY0133, 2018, Access to Information

  36. Quality Indicators of the Institutes of Highly Specialized Medicine

    UY0134, 2018, E-Government

  37. Open Hospital Discharge Records

    UY0135, 2018, Access to Information

  38. Open Data from Internet of Things

    UY0136, 2018, Access to Information

  39. Cybersecurity Strategy

    UY0137, 2018, E-Government

  40. Data for Social Development

    UY0088, 2016, Access to Information

  41. Citizen Access Point

    UY0089, 2016, Capacity Building

  42. Publishing Services and Devices in the Area of ​​Domestic Violence

    UY0090, 2016, Access to Information

  43. Adoption of Standard Open Contracting

    UY0091, 2016, Access to Information

  44. Financial Information Accessible and Open

    UY0092, 2016, Access to Information

  45. Budget Transparency Portal

    UY0085, 2016, Capacity Building

  46. Access to Information and Open Data in Rivera

    UY0093, 2016, Access to Information

  47. Starred commitment Citizen Monitoring Air Quality

    UY0097, 2016, Access to Information

  48. Data and Information Montevideo

    UY0098, 2016, Access to Information

  49. Departmental Policy Open Data

    UY0094, 2016, Access to Information

  50. Starred commitment Departmental Policy Open Government

    UY0095, 2016, Access to Information

  51. System Monitoring Utility Citizen

    UY0096, 2016, Capacity Building

  52. Closeness Government: Council of Ministers Open

    UY0059, 2016, E-Government

  53. National Youth Advisory Council

    UY0060, 2016, Capacity Building

  54. Strengthening the Culture of Citizen Participation in Uruguay (Phase2)

    UY0061, 2016, Capacity Building

  55. Promote and Strengthen the Autonomy of the Consultative Council of Civil Society Set up Under Law 19.122

    UY0062, 2016, Capacity Building

  56. Observatory Institutional Information and Statistical Data on Socio-Educational Policy in the Inisa

    UY0063, 2016, Capacity Building

  57. Consultations and Dialogue on International Instruments

    UY0064, 2016, Capacity Building

  58. Follow the Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

    UY0066, 2016, Capacity Building

  59. Nominations of Experts in the Universal System of Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (UN) and Inter-American System

    UY0067, 2016, Capacity Building

  60. Dialogue for the Analysis of the Impact of Information Society on Human Rights

    UY0065, 2016, Capacity Building

  61. Access to Information in the Judiciary

    UY0068, 2016, Access to Information

  62. Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

    UY0069, 2016, Capacity Building

  63. Environmental Monitoring Points

    UY0070, 2016, Access to Information

  64. Uruguay Species List

    UY0071, 2016, Access to Information

  65. Starred commitment National Water Plan

    UY0072, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  66. Postal Dialogue

    UY0073, 2016, Capacity Building

  67. Opening Data from the National Directorate of Industry

    UY0074, 2016, Access to Information

  68. Publication of Energy Data

    UY0075, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  69. Transparency and Open Data Education

    UY0076, 2016, Access to Information

  70. Formalize Building Maintenance in Schools Full Time: a Participatory Alternative

    UY0077, 2016, Capacity Building

  71. Inclusion and Continuing Education of People with Disabilities

    UY0078, 2016, Capacity Building

  72. Publication of Statistical Information on Socio-Educational Activities for Social Inclusion of Persons Deprived of Liberty

    UY0079, 2016, Access to Information

  73. Art Education: Dissemination of Educational Proposals and Preparation of a Conceptual Framework for Improving Public Policy

    UY0080, 2016, Capacity Building

  74. Dialogue and Information on Care System

    UY0081, 2016, Access to Information

  75. Information System for Monitoring Health Goals

    UY0082, 2016, Access to Information

  76. Starred commitment Right of Access to Public Information

    UY0083, 2016, Access to Information

  77. Open Data and Statistics

    UY0086, 2016, Access to Information

  78. Who Controls What? Online Catalog of the Functions and Powers of Existing Control State Agencies

    UY0087, 2016, Access to Information

  79. Monitoring of Non-Ionizing Radiation and Publication of Information

    UY0084, 2016, Capacity Building

  80. Strengthening the Culture of Citizen Participation in Uruguay

    UY0019, 2014, Capacity Building

  81. Open Government: Everyone's Business and All

    UY0020, 2014, Capacity Building

  82. Open Government Funds

    UY0021, 2014, Public Participation

  83. E-Collaboration Citizen: Tramites.Gub.Uy

    UY0022, 2014, E-Government

  84. Affirmative Action for People of African Descent: Transparency and Accountability

    UY0023, 2014, Capacity Building

  85. Improvement Plan Instances of Citizen Participation and the Link with Citizens Through the Inter Tables Public Social Policies

    UY0024, 2014, Capacity Building

  86. Urban Development Program "Barrio De Las Artes"

    UY0025, 2014, Capacity Building

  87. Dialogue and Consultation System

    UY0026, 2014, Public Participation

  88. Promotion and Dissemination of the Right of Access to Public Information

    UY0027, 2014, Access to Information

  89. E-Access: National System Requirements for Access to Public Information

    UY0028, 2014, Access to Information

  90. Responses to Requests for Access to Public Information

    UY0029, 2014, Access to Information

  91. Accessible Wide Board

    UY0030, 2014, Capacity Building

  92. Single Point of Access to Statistical Information Available in the State

    UY0031, 2014, E-Government

  93. Open Government Data

    UY0032, 2014, Access to Information

  94. Open Data for Policy Analysis

    UY0033, 2014, Access to Information

  95. Starred commitment Cadastre Open

    UY0034, 2014, E-Government

  96. Publication of Microdata Social Programs in Open Format

    UY0035, 2014, Access to Information

  97. Dissemination of Information for the Exercise of the Rights of Users of Health

    UY0036, 2014, Access to Information

  98. Open Data Aeroportuarios

    UY0037, 2014, Infrastructure & Transport

  99. Transparency in the Lifecycle of Projects Uruguayan Law

    UY0038, 2014, Access to Information

  100. Observatory Public Procurement

    UY0039, 2014, Anti-Corruption

  101. Starred commitment Single Sign-State Suppliers

    UY0040, 2014, Anti-Corruption

  102. National Public Software

    UY0041, 2014, Capacity Building

  103. Transparency in the Management of Cultural Projects

    UY0042, 2014, E-Government

  104. Transparency in the State Project Portfolio

    UY0043, 2014, E-Government

  105. Simplification Program and Online Procedures

    UY0044, 2014, E-Government

  106. Processing ID documents (CI) Abroad

    UY0045, 2014, Citizenship & Immigration

  107. Interactive Travel Itineraries

    UY0046, 2014, E-Government

  108. Certificate Issuing Service MiPyme Online

    UY0047, 2014, E-Government

  109. Map of the Education Offered by the National Administration of Public Education

    UY0048, 2014, E-Government

  110. New Web Portal for the Ministry of Economy and Finance

    UY0049, 2014, Access to Information

  111. Spatial Data Infrastructure

    UY0050, 2014, Capacity Building

  112. Starred commitment Citizen Points

    UY0051, 2014, E-Government

  113. Integration of the National Resource Guide with Geographic Information System

    UY0052, 2014, E-Government

  114. Made for Youth

    UY0053, 2014, E-Government

  115. Daily Closing Quotes Central Bank of Uruguay

    UY0054, 2014, E-Government

  116. Mobile Government

    UY0055, 2014, E-Government

  117. Teleimagenología Service - Salud.Uy Program

    UY0056, 2014, E-Government

  118. Quality Virtual Interaction with Citizenship

    UY0057, 2014, E-Government

  119. Starred commitment Integrated Management System Municipal Claims

    UY0058, 2014, E-Government

  120. Access to Public Information

    UY0001, 2012, Capacity Building

  121. Strengthen the Culture of Transparency

    UY0002, 2012, Access to Information

  122. National Transparency Award

    UY0003, 2012, Capacity Building

  123. E-Citizen Participation

    UY0004, 2012, Public Participation

  124. Starred commitment Open Government Data

    UY0005, 2012, Access to Information

  125. Digital Literacy Plan

    UY0006, 2012, Capacity Building

  126. Purchasing Agency and Contracting

    UY0007, 2012, Anti-Corruption

  127. Government Resource Planning (GRP)

    UY0008, 2012,

  128. A System of Electronic Record

    UY0009, 2012, E-Government

  129. Uruguay Concursa

    UY0010, 2012, Labor

  130. National Public Software

    UY0011, 2012, E-Government

  131. Starred commitment Online Procedures and Services

    UY0012, 2012, E-Government

  132. E-Funds Citizens

    UY0013, 2012, Capacity Building

  133. Incorporate Electronic Pscs

    UY0014, 2012, E-Government

  134. Uruguayan State Portal

    UY0015, 2012, E-Government

  135. Processing System Common Passports at Consular Offices of the Republic

    UY0016, 2012, Citizenship & Immigration

  136. Apostille Convention

    UY0017, 2012,

  137. Starred commitment Electronic Receipt Tax

    UY0018, 2012, E-Government

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