They condenarían up to 60 years to the femenicidas

The Commission of Justice of the Chamber deputies, who studies the modification of the codes, will propose several amendments to current legislation among which are raising the penalties that could be up to the 60 years.

The Member of Parliament Henry Merán, Member of the Commission, said the adoption of the definition of the femenicidio as action criminal.

"The Commission approved that it becomes accused of feminicide which deprived the life of a person who is a partner or courtship relationship and would be accused of prison sentence of 40 years, said. He explained that also is proposing the accumulation of penalties to punish with 60 years of prison.

Clarified that these proposals are contained in the Dominican Criminal Code, slope of knowledge in the House low.

"The Femicide as a criminal action will have a sentence of 40 years and with the accumulation of penalties until the 1960s, will thus have", said.

u000aMartinez, revealed that domestic violence is of public order, i.e., that the public prosecutor's Office and the State may continue to be the prosecution of cases though the aggrieved by social factors do not go to justice and to dismiss the case.

"Gender-based violence is a multisectoral problem and the key is education, not only in the male aggressor but also women," he added.

In Congress is a proposal by Senator Felix Bautista for an amendment to the code of criminal procedure to ensure that gender-based violence and the femicide are punished with penalties of up to 40 years in prison.

Establishes that the situation has reached alarming States where society is demanding a response appropriate, effective and accountable State, to stop unfortunate cases in which not only destroys a life, but family complete.

In so much that the Commission on gender the Senate know a draft law submitted by the former Prosecutor José u000aManuel Hernández Peguero which would allow the courts of peace know cases of violence domestic.

Will launch campaign
the gender of the Chamber of Deputies and affairs commissions of family and gender equality of the Senate launched campaigns "White Ribbon" and "Unite to end violence against women", within the framework of the day "16 days of activism against violence against women", which starts Friday and ends on 10 December on the occasion of a new anniversary of the death of the Mirabal sisters.

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