"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."
"We have doubled funding for antiviolence centres and shelters, promoted an emergency hotline and implemented innovative education and awareness-raising activities, Meloni said, according to The Associated Press news agency. These are concrete steps forward, but we won't stop here. We must continue to do much more, every day. The vote also coincided with the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Italy last year recorded 106 femicides, 62 of which were committed by a partner or former partner,"
Italy's parliament formally added femicide — the deliberate killing of women and girls because of their gender — to the criminal code with life imprisonment as the penalty. The bill passed unanimously and was presented as a sign of political cohesion against violence targeting women. The government has backed anti-stalking laws, doubled funding for antiviolence centres and shelters, promoted an emergency hotline, and implemented education and awareness activities. Parliament is also debating a law to prohibit sexual intercourse without free and actual consent. Rights groups argue that more preventive measures are needed alongside tougher penalties. Italy recorded 106 femicides last year, 62 by partners or former partners.
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