Is inclusion of femicide in the criminal code sufficient to tackle violence against women?

QCOSTARICA -- In a new development around gender-based violence, many countries are classifying the murder of women as femicide (femicidio in Spanish) - a specific term, now turned into law, that refers to the killing of women because of their gender. Countries across the world have increased the pace and harshness of punishment for gender-based…

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