The principles underpinning the interview centers are "guarantees of rights, non-revictimization, equality, non-discrimination, confidentiality, integrity, discretion and proportionality".
Los The interview centers at the national level attended to a total of 913 victims and witnesses in the first half of this year. and witnesses of crimes of assault, abuse, sexual harassment, domestic violence, abduction and seduction.domestic violence, abduction and seduction..
The report of the Directorate of Inclusive Justice of the Judiciary points out thatmore, the penal types for gender violence, homicide, murders, beatings, robbery, human trafficking and smuggling, physical and psychological abuse, incest and other serious crimes..
He adds that in Higüey province was where most of the interviews on violence, aggression, abuse and sexual harassment, with 89, followed by were attended, with 89, followed by Santiago, with 68 cases; San Francisco de Macorís, with 53; San Cristóbal 42; Santo Domingo 36; Distrito Nacional and Mao, each with 32; Puerto Plata 10, and Samaná, with the least number of cases registered. is where there are the fewest cases registered there are 5 in total.
Ehe report shows that in these provinces a total of a total of 367 interviews by violence, aggression, abuse and sexual harassment; 148 for domestic violence; 58 for seduction and abduction; 5 for gender-based violence; 68 for domestic violence; 68 for sexual assault and abuse; andr homicide and murder; 25 for beating and wounding; 25 for robbery; 12 for kidnapping, high-tech crimes, threat, violation of Law 50-88 on Drugs, abortion, indecent exposure and accident.and traffic accidents; 51 for human trafficking and smuggling; 46 for physical and psychological abuse; and 108 for incest.
Interviews at the centers were conducted with 721 adults and minors, and 721 children and adolescents were interviewed. of age and 192 adults and minorsas and minors male adults and minors. male.
Forensic Interview Centers forensic arise as a response of the Judiciary to guarantee and respect the rights, facilitating access to justice for people in vulnerable conditions, through the preparation of spaces adequately set up, equipped with technological equipment that allows the observation, listening and recording of their statements that will serve as advance evidence when these people are victims or witnesses of crimes..
The Judiciary also has a Protocol for Forensic Interviews of Victims and Witnesses in Condition of Forensic Investigation.ón de vulnerabilidadcreated by means of Resolution No. 009-2020 issued by the Judicial Power Council on August 4, 2020. August 4, 2020.
The protocol also seeks to unify the mechanisms of access to justice, reduce secondary victimization, guaranteeing full respect for their rights and the protection of the right of defense of the other parties involved in judicial proceedings. Likewise, it seeks to ensure the protection of children and adolescents based on the principles of the best interest of the child, absolute priority and the integrity integrity the protection of his or her image, by making his or her statement in private with specialized forensic with specialized forensic interviewers.
