The delegate for Equality of the provincial institution, Auxiliadora Moreno, highlighted the collaboration of the eight Andalusian provincial councils and the support of the municipalities in this campaign, which aims to focus on one of the cruelest and hardest-to-recognize forms of gender violence.
Moreno explained that to combat vicarious violence, it is essential to know how to identify it, denouncing how sons and daughters are used to cause suffering to their mothers, turning affective bonds into a tool of threat. She insisted on the need not to downplay it or allow it to remain silenced.
The presented statistics reveal the magnitude of the problem: since 2003, 1,385 women have been murdered in Spain by their partners or ex-partners. In 2025, 48 murders and 204,342 complaints were registered, while so far in 2026, 44 women have already been murdered. Furthermore, since 2013, 68 minors have been murdered in cases of gender violence against their mothers, 3 of them in 2026. The deputy recalled that these figures only reflect fatal cases, but vicarious violence also includes threats and psychological intimidation.
The Provincial Council contributes to combating this reality through its work with municipalities, calling on town councils, educational centers, families, and citizens to recognize, identify, and act against vicarious violence. Education in equality and training are considered fundamental for prevention.
Moreno reaffirmed the Provincial Council's continuous commitment to the fight against gender violence, which translates into concrete actions and collaboration with entities such as the Cordobesa Platform against Violence against Women and the Spanish Red Cross Córdoba. Workshops have been held in 145 educational centers, 16 libraries, and for 100 education professionals, reaching over 4,150 people.
As a demonstration of this commitment, a photograph has been installed on the billboard of the Palacio de la Merced, in collaboration with the Cordobesa Platform Against Violence against Women, which will be displayed until December 4.
Finally, Moreno mentioned the Organic Law Project on Measures in Matters of Vicarious Violence, approved in June 2026, expressing hope that it will strengthen victim protection and advance legal instruments to prevent this violence.
