US EditionItaly now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison
- On Tuesday, Italy's parliament approved a law adding femicide to the criminal code, punishable by life imprisonment, coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women .
- After Giulia Cecchettin's killing, public outrage and protests intensified, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government pushed the bill following violent attacks targeting women.
- The law defines femicide as murders tied to hatred, discrimination, domination, control, or limiting a woman's freedoms, while Judge Paola di Nicola's expert commission reviewed 211 cases and the package also includes stalking and revenge porn protections.
- With 237 votes, MPs across the aisle backed the measure, concluding Tuesday's session with applause that Italian deputies showed common political will, Judge Paola di Nicola said.
- With rights groups urging prevention, opponents said the bill focuses on penalties while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said, `We have doubled funding for anti-violence centres and shelters, promoted an emergency hotline and implemented innovative education and awareness-raising activities.
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Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison
ROME — Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women, a day designated by the U.N. General Assembly.The law won bipartisan support from the center-right majority and the center-left opposition in the final vote in the Lower Chamber, passing with 237 votes in favor.…
The Italian Parliament unanimously adopted a law which adds femicide to the criminal code as a separate crime punishable by life imprisonment in the context in which Italy faces high levels of violence against women and girls.
In order to strengthen the protection of women against violence, Italy lists femicides as its own criminal offence in the law. Perpetrators face life imprisonment. Stalking will also be punished more severely in the future.
The Italian parliament voted unanimously for the proposal on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The Italian statistics agency announced on Tuesday that 106 femicides occurred in the country last year.
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