Italy's Parliament Makes Femicide a Crime Punishable by Life in Prison
Palazzo Montecitorio, Via dell'Impresa, Colonna, Municipio Roma I, Rome, Roma Capitale, Lazio, 00187, Italy
Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterUniPD Human Rights Centre: "On November 25, 2025 ... the Chamber of Deputies unanimously gave final approval to the bill introducing the crime of 'feminicide' (A.C. 2528)".[1]
On 25 November 2025 Italy's Chamber of Deputies unanimously gave final approval to a law making femicide a crime of its own, article 577-bis of the Criminal Code, punished with life imprisonment.