Latest items for MURDER-LAW-1
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Qisas system also values life differently depending on a victim's gender. The starting rate for buying your way out of a hanging is about £12,000 if you have murdered a muslim man, but half that if you kill a muslim woman" (para 46). "There are also some handy exemptions. A man who kills his wife because he thinks she's having an affair gets immunity from execution" (para 47).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Qisas system also values life differently depending on a victim's gender. The starting rate for buying your way out of a hanging is about £12,000 if you have murdered a muslim man, but half that if you kill a muslim woman" (para 46). "There are also some handy exemptions. A man who kills his wife because he thinks she's having an affair gets immunity from execution" (para 47).
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Naeemah Abrahams, who leads the [South African Medical Research Center]'s femicide research, said: “When we try and solve it, it’s not going to be just the law. We’ve got great laws"" (para. 11). While this quote does not directly reference the content of existing South African laws regarding femicide, it indicates that community leaders and those researching the femicide problem in South Africa do not view laws as the limiting factor preventing the improvement of women's quality of life (NAC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Naeemah Abrahams, who leads the [South African Medical Research Center]'s femicide research, said: “When we try and solve it, it’s not going to be just the law. We’ve got great laws"" (para. 11). While this quote does not directly reference the content of existing South African laws regarding femicide, it indicates that community leaders and those researching the femicide problem in South Africa do not view laws as the limiting factor preventing the improvement of women's quality of life (NAC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 25, 2025, 5:55 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"On the eve of International Women’s Day, Italy’s national government late Friday approved a draft law that introduces femicide into the country’s law following an uproar over violence against women by their former or current partners. Those convicted would face life in prison under the proposed legislation. The draft law 'provides for aggravating circumstances and increases in punishment for the crimes of personal abuse, stalking, sexual violence and revenge porn,' Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement" (para 2-4).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"On the eve of International Women’s Day, Italy’s national government late Friday approved a draft law that introduces femicide into the country’s law following an uproar over violence against women by their former or current partners. Those convicted would face life in prison under the proposed legislation. The draft law 'provides for aggravating circumstances and increases in punishment for the crimes of personal abuse, stalking, sexual violence and revenge porn,' Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement" (para 2-4).
Oct. 24, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Ottawa police, who have been using the term since August 2024, said last week they were investigating the death of a 54-year-old woman as a femicide. They arrested a 57-year-old man and charged him with second-degree murder" (para 3). "Last month, Kingston Police logged its first use of the label in a news release. Police said they determined the death of a 25-year-old woman to be a femicide because it occurred 'in the context of intimate partner violence,' and they arrested a 26-year-old man for first-degree murder. They confirmed it was their first time describing a homicide in this way. Police use the word so rarely that the Kingston example...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Ottawa police, who have been using the term since August 2024, said last week they were investigating the death of a 54-year-old woman as a femicide. They arrested a 57-year-old man and charged him with second-degree murder" (para 3). "Last month, Kingston Police logged its first use of the label in a news release. Police said they determined the death of a 25-year-old woman to be a femicide because it occurred 'in the context of intimate partner violence,' and they arrested a 26-year-old man for first-degree murder. They confirmed it was their first time describing a homicide in this way. Police use the word so rarely that the Kingston example...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:05 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"On a November evening in 2023, in the South Korean city of Jinju, a woman called On Ji-goo was working the late shift at a convenience store when a young man stormed in, aggressively knocking items off the shelves. When she asked him to be careful, he turned to her, saying, “I’m angry to my bones right now, so don’t touch me.” The situation escalated. When On tried to call for help, he seized her phone and threw it in the store’s microwave. She tried to stop him and he grabbed her by the collar and arms, dragging her several metres while slamming her into display shelves. It was the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"On a November evening in 2023, in the South Korean city of Jinju, a woman called On Ji-goo was working the late shift at a convenience store when a young man stormed in, aggressively knocking items off the shelves. When she asked him to be careful, he turned to her, saying, “I’m angry to my bones right now, so don’t touch me.” The situation escalated. When On tried to call for help, he seized her phone and threw it in the store’s microwave. She tried to stop him and he grabbed her by the collar and arms, dragging her several metres while slamming her into display shelves. It was the...more
April 10, 2025, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"A 2016 amendment to the criminal law in Pakistan defined 'murder committed in the name of honor' as a specific crime with stiffer penalties than homicide, including the death penalty or life in imprisonment" (para 15). "Under the law, a person convicted of 'murder committed in the name of honor' cannot be pardoned by the victim's family, which is permitted under Islamic law. '[But] often, the police reports in honor killing cases are registered as murder cases, which opens the door to reconciliation, which is a major flaw,' Kakakhel told Radio Mashaal. Under Pakistani law, the Islamic concept of diyat, which allows a victim's family to forgive a murderer in...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"A 2016 amendment to the criminal law in Pakistan defined 'murder committed in the name of honor' as a specific crime with stiffer penalties than homicide, including the death penalty or life in imprisonment" (para 15). "Under the law, a person convicted of 'murder committed in the name of honor' cannot be pardoned by the victim's family, which is permitted under Islamic law. '[But] often, the police reports in honor killing cases are registered as murder cases, which opens the door to reconciliation, which is a major flaw,' Kakakhel told Radio Mashaal. Under Pakistani law, the Islamic concept of diyat, which allows a victim's family to forgive a murderer in...more
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
""The Committee welcomes... the adoption of the following… Legislative Decree No. 1323 (2017), which contributes to efforts to combat femicide, domestic violence and gender-based violence by establishing new offences and aggravating circumstances" (2).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
""The Committee welcomes... the adoption of the following… Legislative Decree No. 1323 (2017), which contributes to efforts to combat femicide, domestic violence and gender-based violence by establishing new offences and aggravating circumstances" (2).
March 21, 2025, 4:19 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"But in November of 2020, the United Arab Emirates repealed a law that allowed judges to issue lesser sentences for honor killings. The UAE then enacted legal reforms to criminalize the practice and now treats the crime like murder, according to Reuters" (para 13-14).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"But in November of 2020, the United Arab Emirates repealed a law that allowed judges to issue lesser sentences for honor killings. The UAE then enacted legal reforms to criminalize the practice and now treats the crime like murder, according to Reuters" (para 13-14).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Article 128 considers ‘honourable motives’ to be a mitigating excuse in the commission of an offence, allowing the applicable penalty to be greatly reduced. Since ‘honourable motives’ are not defined, this article provides a legal cover for murder and other serious crimes against women on a wide variety of grounds. Along a similar vein, Article 409 provides that if a man catches his wife or girlfriend in the act of adultery and then murders or permanently disables her or her partner, he is eligible for a reduced sentence of no more than three years in prison" (2). "The practice is legitimized in the Iraqi Penal Code, which allows mitigated sentences...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Article 128 considers ‘honourable motives’ to be a mitigating excuse in the commission of an offence, allowing the applicable penalty to be greatly reduced. Since ‘honourable motives’ are not defined, this article provides a legal cover for murder and other serious crimes against women on a wide variety of grounds. Along a similar vein, Article 409 provides that if a man catches his wife or girlfriend in the act of adultery and then murders or permanently disables her or her partner, he is eligible for a reduced sentence of no more than three years in prison" (2). "The practice is legitimized in the Iraqi Penal Code, which allows mitigated sentences...more
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"In 2014, the National Assembly approved the revision of the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence , adding femicide and incitement to suicide as new crimes and listing a total of 21 forms of violence against women (articles 14, 15, 57, 58 and 59). A provision was also added to stipulate that any medical report from a public or private facility has the same evidential value as a forensic examination (article 35)" (4). "In 2014, the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence was expanded to include the crimes of femicide and incitement to suicide" (11).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"In 2014, the National Assembly approved the revision of the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence , adding femicide and incitement to suicide as new crimes and listing a total of 21 forms of violence against women (articles 14, 15, 57, 58 and 59). A provision was also added to stipulate that any medical report from a public or private facility has the same evidential value as a forensic examination (article 35)" (4). "In 2014, the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence was expanded to include the crimes of femicide and incitement to suicide" (11).
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Article 334 of the Penal Code also reduces penalties for perpetrators of so-called honor crimes" (7).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Article 334 of the Penal Code also reduces penalties for perpetrators of so-called honor crimes" (7).
March 11, 2025, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopted on Thursday a law for the prevention against femicide which aims to curtail violence against women in Belgium" (par. 1). "The law enshrines a legal definition for femicide, which is understood as the intentional killing of women because of their gender. It also establishes enhanced protections for victims of gender-based violence, reports Belga News Agency. The text would also ensure the collection of statistics on the phenomenon of femicide and provide training for police officers and magistrates to deal with cases of violence against women" (par. 3-4). "The new law recognises different dimensions of femicides. According to UN data, these crimes are overwhelmingly the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopted on Thursday a law for the prevention against femicide which aims to curtail violence against women in Belgium" (par. 1). "The law enshrines a legal definition for femicide, which is understood as the intentional killing of women because of their gender. It also establishes enhanced protections for victims of gender-based violence, reports Belga News Agency. The text would also ensure the collection of statistics on the phenomenon of femicide and provide training for police officers and magistrates to deal with cases of violence against women" (par. 3-4). "The new law recognises different dimensions of femicides. According to UN data, these crimes are overwhelmingly the...more
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"In order to provide some form of reparation to indirect victims in cases of femicide, the State of Ecuador, through Executive Decree No. 696 of 8 March 2019, established a bond for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age who are orphaned as indirect victims of the crime of femicide of their parents and who, according to their social register, are in a situation of poverty" (16). "The Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code entered into force in 2014. For the first time, it classifies femicide as a crime against the inviolability of life and, in article 141 thereof, defines femicide as follows: 'A person who, as a result of...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"In order to provide some form of reparation to indirect victims in cases of femicide, the State of Ecuador, through Executive Decree No. 696 of 8 March 2019, established a bond for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age who are orphaned as indirect victims of the crime of femicide of their parents and who, according to their social register, are in a situation of poverty" (16). "The Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code entered into force in 2014. For the first time, it classifies femicide as a crime against the inviolability of life and, in article 141 thereof, defines femicide as follows: 'A person who, as a result of...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Given that two proposals have been made for the bill on violence against women, the Office of the President of the Republic has established a commission that includes the Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Women and is tasked with studying the content of the proposals and identifying their most important aspects. The following are envisaged in the unified bill on violence against women... (d) Criminalization and codification of femicide and femicide by connection with a maximum prison sentence of 40 years" (14-15).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Given that two proposals have been made for the bill on violence against women, the Office of the President of the Republic has established a commission that includes the Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Women and is tasked with studying the content of the proposals and identifying their most important aspects. The following are envisaged in the unified bill on violence against women... (d) Criminalization and codification of femicide and femicide by connection with a maximum prison sentence of 40 years" (14-15).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"In 1983, India introduced a tough new law - Section 498A - to curb dowry deaths, but thousands of brides continue to be murdered every year" (para 35).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"In 1983, India introduced a tough new law - Section 498A - to curb dowry deaths, but thousands of brides continue to be murdered every year" (para 35).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Perverts who kill during 'rough sex' will face longer behind bars under measures unveiled today" (par. 1). "Tough laws to be introduced by Mr Chalk will allow judges to treat the use of fatal violence during sado-masochistic sex as an 'aggravating factor' when calculating a killer's punishment. It is likely to add years to the sentences handed down to rough-sex deviants. The measures will apply when warped bedroom activities such as choking, beatings, asphyxiation and even 'mock rapes' lead to tragic consequences" (par. 3-4). "The new aggravating factor will be brought in through legislation soon, a Ministry of Justice spokesman said. Under current Sentencing Council guidelines, those convicted of killing...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Perverts who kill during 'rough sex' will face longer behind bars under measures unveiled today" (par. 1). "Tough laws to be introduced by Mr Chalk will allow judges to treat the use of fatal violence during sado-masochistic sex as an 'aggravating factor' when calculating a killer's punishment. It is likely to add years to the sentences handed down to rough-sex deviants. The measures will apply when warped bedroom activities such as choking, beatings, asphyxiation and even 'mock rapes' lead to tragic consequences" (par. 3-4). "The new aggravating factor will be brought in through legislation soon, a Ministry of Justice spokesman said. Under current Sentencing Council guidelines, those convicted of killing...more
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-LAW-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"In addition, the Penal Code also provides for mitigated sentences for violent acts including murder for so-called 'honorable motives' or if catching his wife or female relative in the act of adultery/sex outside of marriage" (5).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-LAW-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"In addition, the Penal Code also provides for mitigated sentences for violent acts including murder for so-called 'honorable motives' or if catching his wife or female relative in the act of adultery/sex outside of marriage" (5).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country’s parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators as citizens expressed outrage" (par. 1). "Members of parliament decried the killings during a debate Saturday and called for the offenders to be prosecuted. Despite the condemnations, Somali lawmakers have yet to pass the UN-backed Sexual Offenses Bill that the Council of Ministers approved in 2018. Female MP Gobsan Muhumed was among those who spoke during the session" (par. 10-11). "Prosecutors in Somalia rely on provisions of the 1970s penal code to charge perpetrators of sexual and other gender-related offenses. Critics say...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country’s parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators as citizens expressed outrage" (par. 1). "Members of parliament decried the killings during a debate Saturday and called for the offenders to be prosecuted. Despite the condemnations, Somali lawmakers have yet to pass the UN-backed Sexual Offenses Bill that the Council of Ministers approved in 2018. Female MP Gobsan Muhumed was among those who spoke during the session" (par. 10-11). "Prosecutors in Somalia rely on provisions of the 1970s penal code to charge perpetrators of sexual and other gender-related offenses. Critics say...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"It also notes with concern: (a) The reduction in article 193 of the Penal Code of the minimum sentence for the crime of femicide (15 years less than under the previous Penal Code)" (7).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"It also notes with concern: (a) The reduction in article 193 of the Penal Code of the minimum sentence for the crime of femicide (15 years less than under the previous Penal Code)" (7).
Jan. 29, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Femicide will be struck from Argentina’s penal code, according to a vow from the administration of Javier Milei, the president. It is his administration’s latest attack on women’s rights. Mariano Cúneo Libarona, the justice minister, said the government will 'eliminate the figure of femicide from the Argentine penal code' adding that feminism was a 'distortion of the concept of equality'" (para 1-2). "Femicide – the murder by a man of a woman in the context of gender violence – was added to the penal code as an aggravating factor of homicides in 2012, and is punishable with life imprisonment" (para 4).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Femicide will be struck from Argentina’s penal code, according to a vow from the administration of Javier Milei, the president. It is his administration’s latest attack on women’s rights. Mariano Cúneo Libarona, the justice minister, said the government will 'eliminate the figure of femicide from the Argentine penal code' adding that feminism was a 'distortion of the concept of equality'" (para 1-2). "Femicide – the murder by a man of a woman in the context of gender violence – was added to the penal code as an aggravating factor of homicides in 2012, and is punishable with life imprisonment" (para 4).
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:35 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2017 of the State party’s seventh periodic report (CEDAW/C/CRI/7) in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the following: (a) Law No. 10263 on Comprehensive Reparation for Femicide Survivors, establishing a regime for the comprehensive reparation of family survivors of femicide, in 2022" (1).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2017 of the State party’s seventh periodic report (CEDAW/C/CRI/7) in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the following: (a) Law No. 10263 on Comprehensive Reparation for Femicide Survivors, establishing a regime for the comprehensive reparation of family survivors of femicide, in 2022" (1).
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Satim, who only goes by one name, had purchased one litre of acid from a chemical store with money from a 1.6 million rupiah ($159) "operational fund" Billy Vilsen had paid him, police alleged. He was also allegedly promised 7 million rupiah ($695) if he successfully attacked the woman, who the ABC has decided not to name. Both men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault under Indonesia's criminal code. The recent attacks have also triggered concerns about the insufficient regulation on the sale of chemicals. Prosperous Justice Party parliamentarian Surahman Hidayat, a member of a law enforcement committee, urged Indonesia's government to tighten regulations and better monitor the...more
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Perpetrators of femicide are tried either for murder, which carries a sentence of between 10 and 20 years, or for rape, with a sentence of between five and 20 years. But a deep distrust of law enforcement agencies means most cases never make it to court. And those that do are not taken seriously, say activists" (para 10). "'In Ivorian law, the term ‘femicide’ does not exist,' says lawyer and activist Ferela Soro, general secretary of the Organisation for Feminist Reflection and Action. 'In order to impose harsher penalties, we are advocating for femicide to be recognised in the penal code on an equal level with infanticide or patricide'" (para...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Perpetrators of femicide are tried either for murder, which carries a sentence of between 10 and 20 years, or for rape, with a sentence of between five and 20 years. But a deep distrust of law enforcement agencies means most cases never make it to court. And those that do are not taken seriously, say activists" (para 10). "'In Ivorian law, the term ‘femicide’ does not exist,' says lawyer and activist Ferela Soro, general secretary of the Organisation for Feminist Reflection and Action. 'In order to impose harsher penalties, we are advocating for femicide to be recognised in the penal code on an equal level with infanticide or patricide'" (para...more