कॉलेज स्टूडेंट के मर्डर से इटली में बदला कानून: महिलाओं के हत्यारों को उम्रकैद होगी, जानिए क्या है फेमिसाइड

Photo of student Julia Cheketin, who was murdered by her boyfriend 2 years ago. (Inset- Italy’s PM Georgia Meloni)

In Italy, if a woman is murdered just because she is a woman, it will be considered a separate and serious crime. This is called femicide.

The Italian Parliament passed a law regarding this on 25 November. Both the government and the opposition supported it. Under this new law the accused will be given life imprisonment.

Two years ago, 22-year-old student Julia Checketin was murdered in Italy by her ex-boyfriend because she refused to have a relationship with him. After this, there was a demand to give legal recognition to femicide.

Know what is femicide

Femicide is a crime in which a woman or girl is murdered because she is a woman. She is considered weak due to gender discrimination, violence or abuse of power present in the society.

It is a globally recognized term, which is especially used to identify and prevent violence against women.

Ex-boyfriend stabbed woman 70 times

Cheketin was stabbed approximately 70 times by her former lover. Cheketin had also made a list before her death, in which she told how her boyfriend tried to keep her under control.

The accused would repeatedly ask her to send messages, would not allow her to meet friends and would get angry at every small thing. Such cases shocked people in Italy.

Therefore the government decided that murder of women should be treated as a separate crime so that awareness increases in the society and such incidents are taken seriously.

Before she died, Julia Cheketin had mentioned in a list how her boyfriend used to torture her.

Meloni said- I want every woman in the country to feel safe

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said that she wants to create a country where no woman feels unsafe or alone. Italy, along with Mexico and Chile, now joins the few countries where femicide is considered a crime.

Experts say that nothing will happen just by making laws. Change in the thinking of police, court and society is also necessary.

For this reason, another law is being discussed in the Italian Parliament, which states that sex without consent should be considered direct rape. Some political parties are opposing it, but the debate on it is going on. ​​​​​​

Expert said – just tightening the law is not the solution

Italian women’s rights activist Elena Biagioni is not happy with this law. He says that the law only focuses on what punishment should be given after the murder of a woman, whereas the real need is to stop such incidents before they happen.

Elena says that it is not enough to take action only after the crime has been committed. Steps like education in schools, awareness and identification of early signs of violence in relationships are more important.

He said that Italy is one of those countries where sex education is not even taught in schools, due to which proper understanding is not developed among the youth.

According to Elena, just tightening the law will not solve the problem. There is a need to improve the thinking of police, court and society. He also said that the government is claiming that it has increased the expenditure on women’s safety, but this expenditure is still less and is not being utilized properly.

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