Argentina's President Javier Milei has vowed to eliminate the legal definition of femicide, an act that symbolizes a significant rollback of women's rights in the country. Justice Minister Mariano Cuneo Libarona described femicide as a distortion of equality, asserting that all lives should hold the same value in the eyes of the law. Since its introduction in 2012, femicide has been treated as an aggravating circumstance in homicide cases, but the government argues it creates a legal disparity in punishment. Activists warn that this change threatens women's safety, noting high rates of domestic violence against women.
Femicide, the murder of a woman by a man in the context of gender violence, will be removed from Argentina's penal code, reflecting a regression in women's rights.
Mariano Cuneo Libarona stated that feminism distorts equality and that no life is worth more than another, suggesting an end to femicide as a legal category.
The announcement came after President Milei's remarks at the World Economic Forum, where he claimed existing legal equality and criticized harsher penalties for femicide.
Mariela Belski emphasized that removing femicide as a legal category could increase dangers for women, noting that 60% of female homicides are by partners or family members.
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