Draft law adopted in Italy tackles ‘femicide’ attacks
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Italy adopted a draft law yesterday to crack down on violence against women, in the wake of an escalating trend of attacks by husbands and lovers.
“We promised we would do it, we did it,” Prime Minister Enrico Letta said after the government adopted the draft bill which is expected to be quickly validated by parliament.
In the first six months of this year, 81 women were murdered in so-called femicide attacks in Italy, in 75 percent of cases by their partners or a member of their family, according to Italy’s biggest trade union, the CGIL.
In 2012, 124 women were killed, and a third of all women in Italy are victims at some point of domestic violence according to a United Nations report, which cites data from national statistics agency ISTAT.
The bill is “a strong signal of a radical change” and the launch of “a relentless fight against the sad phenomenon of femicide,” Letta said after its adoption.
Measures include the obligatory arrest of those caught stalking or physically abusing victims.
Once a complaint has been lodged, it can no longer be withdrawn and a police investigation will be launched.
Violent husbands or partners will be evicted from the family home and victims will be kept up to date on their attacker’s legal status.
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