Andorra Police Launch First Training on Digital Violence Against Women
Andorra's Technological Crimes Unit conducted its inaugural session training government equality staff on combating online sexual violence,.
Key Points
- Training covered extortion, non-consensual intimate images, account hacking, impersonation, harassment, surveillance, and threats.
- Experts taught detection methods and immediate evidence preservation to identify perpetrators.
- Focus on protecting victims' digital security amid global rise in offences.
- Aims to enhance inter-departmental coordination for better victim support.
Police from Andorra's Technological Crimes Unit conducted the country's first training session this week on digital violence against women, including sexual violence in online spaces, for about eight professionals from the government's Policies for Equality department.
According to a police statement released today, the session provided technical staff with practical knowledge to handle cases where women face harms such as extortion, the distribution of real or fabricated intimate images, illegal access to email, social media accounts or bank details, identity impersonation, online harassment, defamation drives, mobile phone surveillance, location tracking, and threats through messaging apps.
Experts from the unit shared detection methods and guidance on securing evidence right away. Police emphasised that such materials are essential to assist victims, confirm incidents, and pinpoint perpetrators—ranging from acquaintances to online criminals.
The training prioritised ways to safeguard affected women and manage their digital security. Organised amid a worldwide surge in these offences, the effort seeks to strengthen victim support through coordination among all relevant government departments and services.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- ARA•
La policia imparteix una formació sobre violències digitals envers les dones
- Bon Dia•
La policia forma en violències digitals envers les dones al personal d'Igualtat
- Altaveu•
Formar per protegir: primer curs de la policia per abordar les violències digitals contra les dones
- Diari d'Andorra•
La policia forma professionals d'Igualtat en violències digitals envers les dones