Student killing prompts widespread demonstrations in Italian cities"

 "Student killing prompts widespread demonstrations in Italian cities"

The murder of Giulia Cecchini, a 22-year-old university student from the Venice region, just before her graduation, shocked and infuriated the Italian people, who assembled in Rome, Milan, and other cities in support of the the Global Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

 

The murder of Giulia Cecchini, a 22-year-old university student from the Venice region, just before her graduation, horrified and incensed the Italian people, who assembled in Rome, Milan, and other cities in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. in between. According to a report by Italian news agency Ansa, her former boyfriend and suspected murderer was extradited on Saturday from Germany, where he had fled.

The first female prime minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, said on Facebook, "I need to tell Italian women that you are not alone." The Italian National Institute of Statistics predicts that 106 Italian women—up from 104 in 2021—will fall victim to femicide in 2022. According to a statement released by the European Commission on Friday, more than 3,000 women in Europe are killed each year by their spouses or relatives.

EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell issued a statement in which he stated: "Globally, women and girls' rights face threats, curtailments or outright eradication, considerably hampering the progress achieved in decades." She arrived." In a post on the social networking site X, European Union President Ursula von der Leyen demanded legislation to address violence against women.