Call Centers to Protect Women

Country	Guatemala
Year	2018
Type of Measure	Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

In 2018, the MP implemented 1572 call centers in coordination with the National Civil Police and the mobile application for smartphones called Panic Button (Botón de Pánico), both aim to serve and immediately protect women victims of physical violence.

Source of Information

Guatemala's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019.