Tagged in large letters on the walls of cities, displayed in one of the media, repeated in a loop by politicians including by Emmanuel Macron, the word "feminicide" should not enter the penal code. This is the conclusion of the fact-finding mission of deputy LaREM Fiona Lazaar, vice-president of the delegation for women's rights in the National Assembly.
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In 2019, the counting work carried out by the Féminicides collective by journeymen or ex - which identified 150 victims - gave unprecedented visibility to this phenomenon. And the pressing demands of feminist associations to create a specific offense for the murders of women in the context of domestic violence have become urgent. But the elected official considers this development "neither useful nor necessary" , even "counterproductive" . An analysis in agreement with that of the Minister of Justice, Nicole Belloubet, who had already warned of the risk of unconstitutionality of a text introducing discrimination between
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