Ecuador: With new law on books for femicide, 72 murders of women in 10 months

elcomercio.com reported from August 10, 2014, when it entered into force the new Criminal Code (COIP) until June, the Prosecutor reported 72 deaths of women due to gender. That is, each month there were seven crimes in the country. These types of murders are known as femicide. The first incorporated COIP that figure in Ecuadorian legislation. For the prosecution was a “social achievement”. In criminal law, this crime punishable by up to 26 years. Of the 72 women crimes they were reported in the past 10 months in six cases and there were convictions against boyfriends or spouses. The rest are still under investigation. Read Article


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