Italy’s parliament has approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.

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 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.

    • ISuperabound@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Is your position that, in Italy, politicians are only using this added charge - and not attempting to address the problem in other ways?

        • ISuperabound@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          I don’t disagree with what you wrote in bold.

          But we both know that femicide isn’t the only mechanism they’re using to combat the issue.

            • ISuperabound@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              6 months ago

              …which is atrocious, and we should celebrate the various pillars erected to deal with issues, rather than tear them down (not that that’s what I’m saying you’re doing).