Ley de violencia digital y la protección integral de la mujer ecuatoriana.

Abstract

The present project, has the objective of analyzing the Law of Digital Violence, approved in the National Assembly, the 6 of May of 2021, same that was conceived to face the cybercrime, to which daily are exposed the women, girls and adolescents of our country and how it will actually help their comprehensive protection; also emphasize the prevention and combat of all types of violence in the digital environment, as well as the strengthening of the fight against computer crimes. The analysis allows us to validate whether this Law actually seeks the comprehensive protection of Ecuadorian girls and women or, on the contrary, has focused on allowing the violation of Internet freedoms and rights, in addition to possibly threatening the ability of journalists to cover news without topics to criminal sanctions. Digital or online gender violence is any act of violence committed, instigated or aggravated, in part or totally, by the use of Information and Communication Technologies, social networks, email, mobile messaging applications and that As a consequence, it generates psychological and emotional damage, promotes prejudice, damages reputation, causes economic losses, poses barriers to participation in public life, prevents empowerment, development and the full enjoyment of human rights such as dignity, freedom of expression and freedom of information, the protection of personal data and access to justice and can be the initial step to new forms of sexual or physical violence. The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word violence as the physical force that one person applies on another and that constitutes the means of commission of some crimes, such as theft and crimes against sexual freedom, among others. In this way, digital or online gender violence is called any act of violence committed, instigated or aggravated, in part or totally, by the use of Information and Communication Technologies, social networks, email, applications of mobile messaging and that as a consequence generates psychological and emotional damage, promotes prejudice, damages reputation, causes economic losses, poses barriers to participation in public life, prevents empowerment, development and the full enjoyment of human rights such as dignity, freedom of expression and information, protection of personal data and access to justice and can be the initial step to new forms of sexual or physical violence.