Decades of Change in Justice: From Ana Orantes to Laura Luelmo
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Ana Orantes, Laura Luelmo, gender violence, Spanish justice, machismo violence, feminist movement, social change
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This document comments on a quote from the article 'From Ana Orantes to Laura Luelmo: decades of change in justice' by Isabel Valdés, published in El País on January 29, 2019. It highlights the impact of Ana Orantes' murder on Spanish justice and society, leading to significant changes in addressing gender violence.
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[...] As mentioned by the author, there is a before Ana Orantes and an after Ana Orantes. In fact, as mentioned, marital crimes were drawn, counted in a humorous tone. This explains why many victims keep silent and accept violence because it was normalized and is still followed in some countries. This is still the case today, the standardization of society and the media as cited by the author makes victims keep silent or also feel responsible and accept these acts of violence. [...]
[...] This crime occurred after numerous cases of violence and several sentences urging Orantes and her husband to continue living together despite domestic violence. «Up to that point, machismo violence had been normalized for society, in the media, crimes of passion were spoken of and even humorous sketches were made, families remained silent and victims assumed and hid it. Prior to this murder, machismo violence, or spousal violence inflicted on women by men, was completely normalized. At the time of this crime, there was no law in place today, in the case of Orantes, there was no restraining order applied despite numerous resources to the justice system and the media. [...]
