With sexism and virtual hate towards women in public space, they want to reduce the influence of women on politics and public debate, so attacks can be considered forms of political violence.
This was announced by the Center for Women's Rights on the occasion of, as they say, increasingly frequent hate speech and violence against women in public and political life.
They also condemned the publication of a photo montage of Sanja Damjanović, DPS candidate for mayor of Nikšić.
"The types, extent and consequences of public violence suffered by women and men are not the same: women experience it disproportionately more and with much more severe consequences, especially because it intrudes on private life and morals, which in traditional environments like ours have enormous importance for social and professional women's reputation. In addition, this type of violence often includes sexual harassment, insults of a sexual nature and sexism that is not characteristic of attacks on men in public life," it was announced.
The Center for Women's Rights previously condemned the sexist attack on the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vesna Bratić.
"We do not accept false protectionism and attempts to instrumentalize women through alleged support, only and exclusively when they are ideologically "correct", when they serve an ideological/political purpose. Common to all women in Montenegro, regardless of which "side" they are on ", is that they are the object of hatred because of their gender, because they are women. Therefore, we want to strongly support all women who are exposed to violence in public space, regardless of their political affiliation, ethnicity, religion and nationality. We invite the public of Black A strong no to hatred that every day threatens the human rights and dignity not only of women who are directly exposed to it, but also of all women to whom such messages indirectly refer," the statement concludes.
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