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Pamplona (Spain), ??Nov 25 (EFE).- (Camera: Jon Garai) Assistance dogs and their work are not popular knowledge in Spain, but their work can be essential for women who have suffered domestic violence to help them regain their self-confidence and feel safer and protected to have a normal life.FOOTAGE OF ASSISTANCE DOGS BEING TRAINED IN PAMPLONA.SOUNDBITES OF SILVIA GONZÁLEZ PASCUAL, WHO SUFFERED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR 18 YEARS.Translation:"It's got a therapy effect. They (the dogs) help us go out in the street, they help you be yourself, feel safe, feel like a woman. It's incredible, what this animal has made me feel... it has made me feel free, be able to go to work, be able to go for a coffee with my friends, go shopping... They (the dogs) give us freedom."
The lights of the Eiffel Tower are switched off for one minute at midnight to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. IMAGES
Gema's ex-husband tried to kill her twice. She no longer wants to live in fear. She wants to protect herself but she doesn't want to end up behind bars herself.
November 25th marks 'The international day of elimination of violence against women'. People all over the world gathered to mark the day and celebrities took to social media to join the fight.
Thousands travelled from all over the country to partake in the march against domestic violence in Madrid, spain, Saturday. Four murders of women were reported over the weekend after the march.
Oviedo, Aug 24 (EFE) .- The organization Mujeres de la Escandalera, in collaboration with Amnesty International, has dyed the center of Oviedo black to denounce the impact of gender based violence.(Camera: ELOY ALONSO) SHOT LIST: EVENT TO PROTEST AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN THE CENTER OF OVIEDO, SPAIN.