Of the 221 homicides committed in the first nine months of this year (the same number as in 2021),
82 had female victims,
against
90 last year (- 9% )
.
In the family-affective sphere, 97 were registered, of which 71 with female victims.
Of these,
42 found death at the hands of their partner or ex.
This is what emerges from the joint report
"Prejudice and violence against women"
, edited by the Central Directorate of the Criminal Police.
In the same period there were
4,416 sexual violence
(+9% compared to 2021);
92% of the victims are women.
In the light of these data, the
Constitutional Affairs Commission of the Senate
unanimously approved the unified text to set up a
bicameral commission of inquiry into feminicide
and all forms of gender-based violence.
Tomorrow there will be the passage to the Chamber of Deputies, where the final ok is awaited.
The initiatives
In view of 25 November, the international day for the elimination of violence against women, various aid and awareness-raising initiatives are being put in place in various cities.
Among these are the
red shoes
, symbol of the plague of feminicides, which will be exhibited in numerous streets and squares. In Catania, the
'Forno Biancuccia'
, in collaboration with Flai CGIL and the anti-violence center Thamaia, has started printing phone numbers for victims.
The 1522 also appeared on
Coop
's milk cartons , for a project created with
Differenza Donna.
There will also be seminars, moments of discussion, film screenings or presentations of themed books.
The
national procession of the Nonunadimeno transfeminist association will also be held in Rome on
26 November , with adhesions from various realities from all over Italy.
