DIRECT ACCESS TO EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES: virtual platform to combat domestic violence against women within the scope of the Rondônia Court of Justice
Gender and domestic violence. Women. Urgent Protective Measures. Virtual Platform. Right access.
The virtual means of the victim's right to urgent protective measures is the central theme of this paper, through the development of a virtual platform focused on tackling domestic violence against women in the scope of the Court of Justice of the State of Rondônia. The panorama of gender violence against women in the domestic and family environment is worrying and represents a serious violation of human rights, demanding digital, safe, and fast instruments to protect women who are victims of domestic violence. The research concentrates on discussing the urgent protective measures available to protect women victims as well as enabling, as the final product, access mechanisms that provide increased effectiveness of these women restraining orders. During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, since the virtual means represented a safe way to be used by the victims, it was possible to accelerate the development of the product. In the contextualization of the research, the historical background of the feminist struggle, the international and national regulatory frameworks against gender violence, and the situation of violence against women in the Western Amazon region were addressed. The dissertation focused on a pilot project of a virtual access platform available to victims who can now make the request for protective measures through tools offered on the website of the Court of Justice of Rondônia and through a dedicated app, without the need for the woman to go to a police unit or an institution of reference in this type of service. The goal of the product is to promote and expand direct access to the judiciary and to guarantee the rights of women in vulnerability or who are unable to locomotion.