“I know that we will be going to Venice on the September 8, they have dedicated a red carpet to us precisely because of the femicide phenomenon and to show how important it is for Italy on an international level,” said Rita Della Chiesa of centre-right majority party Forza Italia.
“Together with (Commission) President (Martina) Semenzato we will try to understand how to put an end to all this,” she added.
Commission colleague Cecilia D’Elia of the centre-left opposition Democratic Party (Pd) said the members would be in Venice “to say political things”.
“It’s an initiative of the President that we have joined,” she added.
The number of femicides in Italy increased in 2022 by almost 16 per cent compared to 2021, with most taking place within a family context.
Stats show that a woman is killed on average every three days in Italy.
According to the group Femminicidio Italia, which collects data on femicides in Italy, from the beginning of 2023 to June, there were 18 femicides in Italy, however Professor Irene Pellizzone, an expert on constitutional law at the University of Milan, told Euronews that the numbers around violence against women in Italy could be even worse than reported, as there is no data on incidents involving women with disabilities, migrant women and women suffering from drug addiction.
In July, the Italian parliament set up a parliamentary commission of inquiry into femicide.
The panel will assess all forms of gender violence and is bicameral for the first time.
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