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Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison
Italyâs parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the countryâs 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 UN 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 law, backed by the conservative government of Premier Giorgia Meloni, comes in response to a series of killings and other violence targeting women in Italy. It includes stronger measures against gender-based crimes including stalking and revenge porn.
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
Deputies in the Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence.
In a symbolic move, the bill was approved on the day dedicated to the elimination of violence against women worldwide.
The idea of a law on femicide had been discussed in Italy before but the murder of Giulia Cecchettin by her ex-boyfriend was a tragedy that shocked the country into action.
In late November 2023, the 22-year-old was stabbed to death by Filippo Turetta, who then wrapped her body in bags and dumped it by a lakeside.
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Italy adds ‘femicide’ to the criminal code to curb violence against women
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish ‘femicide’ with life imprisonment.
Italy’s parliament has formally added the crime of femicide – the deliberate killing of women and girls due to their gender – to its criminal code, with a punishment of life imprisonment.
The bill was unanimously approved on Tuesday, marking what Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described as a sign of “political cohesion against the barbaric nature of violence against women”, according to Italian public broadcaster RAI.
Meloni’s government has backed the bill since its start and supported other legislation to protect women, like anti-stalking laws. Parliament is also debating a bill that prohibits sexual intercourse without “free and actual consent”.
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