Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide 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 …READ FULL ARTICLE