Italy adds ‘femicide’ to the criminal code to curb violence against women | Women News
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish ‘femicide’ with life imprisonment.Published On 26 Nov 202526 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareItaly’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…
