US EditionSpain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims' loved ones
The draft law introduces up to three-year prison sentences for indirect gender-based violence targeting victims’ close relations, with 65 minors killed in such cases since 2013, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Spain's government proposed a draft law making gender-based violence a separate offence when abusers target someone close to the victim, such as a child, parent, or pet.
- Public reaction to the book led its publisher to cancel the planned release earlier this year, appearing to respond to the unpublished book `Hatred` recounting a fatal family tragedy.
- A draft bill seeks to codify `vicarious` or indirect gender-based violence, proposing a prison sentence of up to three years and a penalty for publishing perpetrator-created information, Ms Redondo said.
- Public consultation will review the draft bill along with advisory reports before final Cabinet approval, and it will then be sent to Parliament where an absolute majority is required to pass it.
- Spain's centre-left government has tightened laws on gender violence and expanded victim protections, while Mexico enacted similar legislation in late 2023 and government data show 65 minors killed since authorities started recording the phenomenon.
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Spain moves to criminalise gender-based violence against victims’ children, parents and pets
MADRID, Oct 2 — Spain’s government has proposed a new law that would make gender-based violence a separate crime when an abuser targets someone close to their victim — such as a child, parent or even a pet — in order to inflict greater suffering.The draft bill seeks to codify so-called “vicarious” or indirect gender-based violence, carried out to intimidate, control, punish or take revenge. Mexico adopted similar legislation at the federal level…
Spain to criminalise gender violence that targets victim's loved ones
Spain's leftist government on Tuesday approved a bill to make violence that targets women by harming their loved ones a separate criminal offence, the country's latest move aimed at combatting mistreatment of women.
Spain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims' loved ones
Spain’s government on Tuesday proposed a new law on gender-based violence making it a separate crime when an abuser hurts someone close to their victim — like a child, parent or pet — in order to cause the victim more pain.
New Spanish bill targets abuse of women via harm to their children or loved ones - Spain in English
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government on Tuesday gave the green light to a draft law that would classify violence aimed at women by targeting their loved ones as a distinct criminal offence — the latest step in the country’s ongoing push to combat abuse against women. Vicarious violence – sometimes described as violence by proxy – is generally understood as a form of gendered abuse in which a partner harms children or loved ones to cause suf…
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