The Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo, has stressed that society must modify its perspective on gender-based violence and shift the focus from the victim to the abuser, who faces prison sentences of between 15 and 25 years if they kill their partner or ex-partner.
"This must be said: whoever murders a woman who is or was their partner faces very significant sentences that end their life, 15 or 25 years, and even revisable life imprisonment. (...) We must emphasize the social sanction, the criminal sanction for these criminals," explained Redondo.
The Minister of Equality made these statements this Thursday before chairing the crisis committee in which, along with other ministries, the General Council of the Judiciary, the Prosecutor's Office, and the autonomous communities, the femicides committed in November and December 2025, 12 in total, will be analyzed.
"Whoever is an abuser is also a bad citizen, a bad father, a bad person, and therefore, we must focus on this aspect, focus on the abuser as a bad citizen, as a bad person, and also emphasize the penalties they face," he insistedThe minister lamented that 2026 has begun with **two femicides**, one in Jaén and another in Las Palmas, although she emphasized that she hopes it will be a year of struggle and progress against gender-based violenceRedondo has pointed out that a detailed analysis of each case helps to detect the improvements that need to be implemented in the system to prevent failures from recurring and has once again emphasized the need for all administrations to be connected and coordinated within the framework of the State Pact against Gender ViolenceDespite 2025 ending with **46 women murdered** by their partners or ex-partners, "a terrible toll," and that each feminicide is "a failure," the minister wanted to send a message of hope because it is **the lowest annual figure in the historical series** that began in 2003.In that first year, 71 women were murdered, out of a population of 42 million people. In 2025, 46 were murdered out of a population of almost 50 million inhabitants"We must maintain hope. We are winning the battle very gradually, little by little, but this must keep us reinforced and hopeful that a society free of sexist murders is possible," she highlighted
Redondo has asked that policies to combat gender-based violence be kept out of partisan battles and has urged the autonomous communities to promote regional pacts to further strengthen the instruments and mechanisms for combating it.
The minister emphasized that victims of many gender-based murders present double and triple vulnerabilities, such as precarious economic conditions, migratory status, or health problems.