Romania introduces life prison term for femicide: killing women over gender hate or domestic violence now punishable by 15-25 years or life, per presidential statement.
Life imprisonment for the murder of women introduced in Romania. 'Femicide—the killing of a woman motivated by gender-based hatred or in the context of domestic violence—now carries a sentence of 15 to 25 years or life imprisonment,' the Romanian president's statement said.
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Life imprisonment for the murder of women introduced in Romania. 'Femicide—the killing of a woman motivated by gender-based hatred or in the context of domestic violence—now carries a sentence of 15 to 25 years or life imprisonment,' the Romanian president's statement said.
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