Femicides, the Senate unanimously approves the establishment of a bicameral investigation

The Senate unanimously approved the establishment of a parliamentary commission of inquiry into feminicide, as well as all forms of gender-based violence. On the eve of the international day for the elimination of violence against women established by the United Nations for 25 November, the proposal obtained 139 votes in favor, no against and no abstentions. The approval of the provision, which must now pass by the Chamber, was followed by a very long applause from the assembly. For the premier Giorgia Meloni that of violence against women is a theme that must be addressed “united, without distinction”.

“Those who think it’s a question of women are wrong, it’s essentially a question of men,” said the president of the Senate Ignatius the Russian.

The Senator Valeria ValentePd, president of the previous unicameral commission, recalled that yesterday the constitutional affairs commission unanimously approved the unified text for the establishment of a bicameral commission of inquiry.

Meloni at the presentation of the results of the commission

Speaking at the presentation of the results of the commission on femicide in the Senate, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni underlined that today there is a “passing of the baton” as is done “with teammates: I like this image because it is one of those subjects on which we are all on the same side: on a thousand other issues there may be different points but on this I believe there can be no distinctions, not between women of different parties” but not even between “the point of view of men and women, the problem is of this company”. It is not a matter on which “one can divide or go in random order”.

Unanimous applause

“As Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni highlighted in recent days, the Government will work to improve the application protocols of the” red code “, guarantee the certainty of punishment and strengthen the protection measures for the victims”, commented the Undersecretary of Defense and senator of the Brothers of Italy, Isabella Rauti.

For the president of the Forza Italia group in the Senate, Licia Ronzulliit is a question of “a commitment that cannot and must not have political affiliations or colors, in the face of which there is no majority or opposition”.

The senators of the League in the constitutional affairs commission underline that “the more women who report means more women who can be saved, but we must act quickly, for this reason the league will also file a bill that will allow for intervention in the event of omitted or delayed application of the code red”.

Today’s vote is “a major political issue that requires a change of gaze, starting with the male one”, says the president of the senators of the Democratic Party Simon Malpezzi.

Action President Mara Carfagna he hopes that “the same agreement can also be found on more effective prevention measures, to stop violent people before they strike. Above all, we need an electronic bracelet obligation for those who persecute and endanger women, and the possibility of detention every time that there is a concrete risk of aggression. Let’s bring to the courtroom the anti-violence package presented by the government in the last legislature – concludes Carfagna – let’s discuss it and amend it with everyone’s contribution, but let’s approve it quickly”.

The names of 104 victims are projected onto Palazzo Chigi

The minister for the family, the birth rate and equal opportunities, Eugenia Rockellafor his part, recalled that on the occasion of the international day for the elimination of violence against women tomorrow “tonight Palazzo Chigi will be illuminated in red as well as projecting the names of the 104 victims of gender-based violence killed in 2021”.

Giorgia Meloni commented: “Perhaps there won’t come a time when not even a woman will have suffered violence, but we can get to a time when we don’t have to publish the names of 104 women killed in just a year on the facade of Palazzo Chigi. Every number that will descend on the facade of Palazzo Chigi it will already be our small victory. Behind each of those numbers there are hopes, affections, a life and many more people involved. For this – he concluded – it should not be looked at with the numbers but with the eyes of the victims ” . Again, the prime minister said: “As a woman, as president of the female council, I cannot fail to hear the commitment against femicides and “as a woman, mother and daughter, do not send a thought to all those women who, even in this last year, have lost his life: from 6 pm today, and I thank Minister Roccella for this, Palazzo Chigi will be illuminated in red”.