Femicides they do not stop, women continue to be killed, it seems like a problem without a solution. They die at the hands of men. There are those who report but are not heard, and those who do not report because they know they will not be heard. There are master fathers, men who can’t take no for an answer, left partners who use jealousy as an alibi. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 53 femicides in Italy, one every three days, six in the last week. This became known from the latest report of the Main Directorate of Criminal Police, but what should we do to really see the turning point?

Of these 53 femicides, 46 are related to familial or romantic relationships. True, last year at this time there were 49, three less, but when we add up, the difference is never really significant, the sharp drop that we expect and are promised does not occur. “One would like to say that today a woman who unilaterally decides to break off marital relations is in a potentially life-threatening situation.”, he declares 27 hour Judge Fabio Roya, vicar president of the Milan court who has been dealing with gender-based violence for years: “I understand that such a sentence has a very strong effect, but this must be taken into account by those who are close to this woman at the moment. Everyone: from friends to relatives, from lawyers to the judiciary.”

Myself women in dangerin fact, it is also a matter of laws and protection at the time of communication, trust in institutions to take the first step and step forward safely. There are no fundamental links in this chain. “At the heart of everything,” explains Valeria Valente, chairman of the parliamentary commission on femicide, always 27 hour“There is a theme of the lack of an adequate assessment of the subject and his public danger. All operators of the judicial system, who do not have sufficient training and specialization, are mistaken“However, we are trying to take a few steps forward: the Senate has just said yes to the path for male perpetrators of violence, and the intention of the government is to increase precautions, such as the use of an electronic bracelet or detention. even without egregious crime. However, the anti-violence package is currently still in the Justice Commission and needs to be urgently approved. Otherwise, more sensitivity in this area, more training courses, more training in knowing how to identify certain elements and in knowing how to treat victims. First of all, more funds are needed, especially for associations, school projects on this issue, anti-violence centers, because this is still a cultural issue in the first place. “I believe,” says Roya. “that we will get out of this when we make the transition: we need a trigger of cultural maturation, a change in approach, a change in mentality. We have made progress, but there is still a long way to go.”