The Goya will have special equipment and safe points against sexual violence

The Goya will have special equipment and safe points against sexual violence

The Goya will have special equipment and safe points against sexual violence

The Film Academy has made public the protocol that it has specifically designed for the Goya Gala, next Saturday in Seville, which incorporates measures to protect those who may suffer “any type of violence, sexual assault, harassment or intrusion.”

In a statement made public on its website, the Film Academy reiterates his “commitment to safety and well-being of all the people attending the 37 Goya Awards Gala” and details its protocol “to prevent and combat any possible case of sexual and/or gender assault and harassment”.

Among the measures, it is explained that there will be spaces “delimited and safe” to serve the people involved, which will be clearly marked on the premises. In addition, the professionals hired at the event will receive specific training “so that they can detect, welcome, protect and refer the situation to the responsible persons“.

The Film Academy has a specialized team that “will be present throughout the night and will always act prioritizing attention to the person attacked, respecting their decisions and informing them of their rights.

This protocol adds will come into operation “immediately if any situation occurs in which personal freedom and free and consensual expression is compromised or directly attacked”.

This specific performance of the Academy occurs after in the party after the 2023 Feroz Awards gala there were two complaints of sexual assault.

It is also searched with these instructions that “the fight against any aggression or harassment constitutes a collective commitmentThus, in the face of any situation of this type, anyone who can witness it is asked to “notify it immediately” to any of the people who work at the event.

Finally, it is specified that “all the actions that are developed will be based on the protection and prioritization of the person attacked, the guarantee of your rights and the necessary information regarding the complaint process in the case of an act constituting a crime”.

Source: Lasexta

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