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Chile approved on Tuesday Comprehensive Law on Compensation for Victims of Femicide and Their Families. This provides that the daughters and sons of women who have been killed
Chile approved on Tuesday Comprehensive Law on Compensation for Victims of Femicide and Their Families. This provides that the daughters and sons of women who have been killed for being women will have compensatory pension permanent up to 18 years.
This law has been promoted since January 2021 by a group of feminist deputies “Not less“And family group femicide victims, mostly women.
According to Chile’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Antonia Orella, the law has three main areas. First, this integrate families to the social protection system; the second one, which sets Labor Code for the next of kin of the victim, and the third is compensatory pension for the daughters and sons of femicide victims over the past decade.
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“This law was a search for justice. This is not all we expect, but it is big advance”, Julieta Rivera, spokeswoman for the Association of Relatives of Victims of Femicide, told the newspaper. A country. In the same vein, MP Karol Cariola said that “this is a step forward, but that’s not enough“.
The law was approved by 109 votes in favor with 13 abstentions in parliament.
The pension to be received by the daughters and sons of the female victims is 160,000 Chilean pesos, the equivalent of just under 4 thousand mexican pesos. People who are identified as victims can access government benefits and programs.
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Another important point is that those who commit a crime will have suspension and withdrawal parental rights and responsibilities.
“Women in Chile they keep killing us. This is a reality that the state must take on,” added MP Karol Cariola.
According to the newspaper A country, the crime of femicide was typified in 2010; however, at first the crime was considered only in the couple’s relationship. It was not until 2020 that it was expanded to a non-family offense and established as a felony. gender crime. In 2023, 10 committed femicides and 65 failed femicides were registered.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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