US EditionItaly now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison
The new law mandates life imprisonment for femicide and includes stronger laws against gender-based crimes; Italy recorded 106 femicides in 2024, statistics agency Istat said.
- 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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Coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Parliament adopted on Tuesday a law that introduces the crime of femicide into the penal code and punishes it with life imprisonment. The project, promoted by the ultra-right government led by Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy), had received the approval of the Senate and this Tuesday was approved by a majority in the House of Deputies, so it is alre…
Italy Declares Femicide A Crime In Unanimous Parliamentary Vote
Italy has just taken a historic step in the fight against gender-based violence. Lawmakers have passed a law making femicide — the murder of a woman motivated by her gender — a distinct crime punishable by life in prison.But why now, and why did it take so long?The murder of 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin by her ex-boyfriend in 2023 shocked the nation. Her sister Elena said it wasn’t just a “monster” who killed her sister. She said it was the “he…
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.…
Italy's Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that introduces the crime of femicide into the country's Penal Code, punishable by life imprisonment. The bill's passage coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and is final, as the text had already passed the Senate, Italy's other parliamentary chamber, in July. The Italian Parliament has thus amended Article 577 of the current Penal Co…
By EFE - Italy's Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved on Tuesday a bill introducing the crime of femicide into the country's Penal Code, punishable by life imprisonment. The law's approval coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and is final, as the text had already passed the Senate, Italy's other parliamentary chamber, in July. The Italian Parliament has thus amended Article 577 of the current Pen…
By EFE - Italy's Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved on Tuesday a bill introducing the crime of femicide into the country's Penal Code, punishable by life imprisonment. The law's approval coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and is final, as the text had already passed the Senate, Italy's other parliamentary chamber, in July. The Italian Parliament has thus amended Article 577 of the current Pen…
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