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**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**

In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term 鈥渇emicide鈥� into the country鈥檚 legal code. The murder of a woman 鈥� on account of her gender 鈥� is now a distinct crime, punishable with a life sentence.

The United Nations reported that last year nearly 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members.

Italy is the latest country to adopt a specific law in an effort to curb violence against women following a string of brutal murders of young women.

One of the most publicized was Giulia Tramontano, who was repeatedly stabbed by her partner while seven months pregnant. Her murder - along with another case 鈥� sparked fierce outrage across Italy, culminating in the new law being passed.

In this episode, we hear from Giulia鈥檚 sister, Chiara Tramontano and the 麻豆社 Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford.

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Photo: A photo of Giulia Tramontano. Alessandro Memoli/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images